Over the past ten years, the town's population doubled in size. the population is currently 12,000. what was the population ten years ago?

which of the following represents the given word problem if "p" represents the population ten years ago?

2(p + 10) = 12,000
2p = 12,000
p = 2(12,000)

Scenario: susan wants to make 2 square flags to sell at a crafts fair. the fabric she wants to buy is 3 meters wide. she doesn't want any fabric left over. what's the least amount of fabric she should buy? question: which equation will susan solve her problem? note: let x represent the length of 1 side of the flag. options: 1) 2x^2 = 4x 2) 8 +2x = 2(4x) 3) 2 * 2 = 4 * 2 4) 4x^2 -2x = 0