Let us say, the population of men, women, and children in Chicago decreased by 2
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Let us say, the population of men, women, and children in Chicago decreased by 25% in January, February, and March of 2016. Given the following table of the above population data, convert the table into matrix and calculate the new population of the three months period in 2016.
JFM 2016 Population
Men
Women
Children
January
195
125
80
February
215
130
91
March
226
318
77
Correct to the nearest whole number ------------------------------------- 70 points
JFM 2016 Population
Men
Women
Children
January
195
125
80
February
215
130
91
March
226
318
77
Explanation / Answer
The decreased values are:
146 94 60
161 98 68
170 239 58
These values are rounded off to the nearest whole number after a decrease of 25%
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