The population of a village decreases every year at the rate of 3%. If the present population is 28227, what was the population of the village two years ago?

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30000

Population 2 years ago = x x × \(\frac{97}{100}\) × \(\frac{97}{100}\) = 28227 x =  28227 × \(\frac{100}{97}\) × \(\frac{100}{97}\) x = 30000