In one year, the population, of a village increased by 20% and in the next year, it decreased by 20%. If at the end of 2nd year, the population was 9600, what was it in the beginning?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 10000 B) 8000 C) 1988 D) 1277 E) 2081
x*120/100 * 80/100 = 9600   X*0.96=9600   X=9600/0.96= 
<gadget id="calculator">9600/0.96</gadget>
<output>10_000</output>
&gt; 10000   10000nswer:10000
<result>A</result>
In one year, the population, of a village increased by 20% and in the next year, it decreased by 20%. If at the end of 2nd year, the population was 9600, what was it in the beginning?