At present the number of trees in a village is 52 020 It increases annually at the rate of 2 What wa...........

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At present, the number of trees in a village is 52,020. It increases annually at the rate of 2%. What was the number of trees in

the village two years ago?

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SSC MTS 21st July 2022 Shift-1

45,000

51,250

50,000

48,000

To find the number of trees two years ago, we can use the formula for compound interest in reverse:

- Current number of trees = 52,020

- Annual increase rate = 2%

- Formula: Previous count = Current count / (1 + rate)^number of years

- Calculation for two years ago: 52,020 / (1.02)^2 ˜ 50,000

Examining the options:

- Option 1: 45,000 - Too low; doesn't fit calculation.

- Option 2: 51,250 - What you get after one year, not two.

- Option 3: 50,000 - Matches our reversed calculation.

- Option 4: 48,000 - Lower than calculated value.

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