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by VenugopalGurram » Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:10 am
An Insects colony doubles in population every ten years.Its population is reduced by 20% every 7 years.After 50 years the population of this colony is how many times its initial population?

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:12 am
The sequence of events does not really work here. Is this question written properly?
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