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If a country's population is 20 million and declines by 5 percent, what will the new population be?

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Correct answer: 19 million

Answer: B, 19 million, which is 1.9 crore. First calculate the amount of the decline: 5% of 20 million = 20 × 0.05 = 1 million. Since the population declines, subtract this amount from the original population: 20 million − 1 million = 19 million. Equivalently, the remaining population is 95% of the original: 20 × 0.95 = 19 million. Option A subtracts 2 million, which would represent a 10% decline. Option C adds 1 million, so it represents a 5% increase rather than a decrease. Option D adds 5 million and does not apply the percentage correctly. Memory cue: after a decline, multiply by 1 minus the decline rate, not by the decline rate itself.

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Percentage DecreasePopulation DeclinePopulation CalculationPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And GrowthGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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