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Let the minimum population be x
Thus, no town can have a population greater than 1.1x
to minimize x, we need to maximize the population of all other towns, i.e. 10 towns will hv population 1.1x, and 1 will have population x
x + 10 * 1.1 x = 132,000
12 x = 132,000
x = 11,000
Thus, no town can have a population greater than 1.1x
to minimize x, we need to maximize the population of all other towns, i.e. 10 towns will hv population 1.1x, and 1 will have population x
x + 10 * 1.1 x = 132,000
12 x = 132,000
x = 11,000
