Question

Over the past ten years, the town's population doubled in size. The population is currently 12,000. Use the variable, P, to represent the town’s original population. Set up an equation and find the original population of the town ten years ago.

Answer 1

It seems to me that this is a mathematics question, not an English one, but that's okay lol I'll try to help you:

2p = 12,000

p = 12,000/2

p = 6,000

Answer 2

Answer:

P = 2(12,000)

Explanation: