Ten years ago, the population of Northern Cascadia was 20% smaller than the population that of Southern Cascadia, but over the last ten years, the population of Southern Cascadia declined by 15% while that of Northern Cascadia increased by by 30% with the result that Northern Cascadia now has 12,576 more people than Southern Cascadia had ten years ago. How many people does each country have now?

Ten years ago, the population of Northern Cascadia was 20% smaller than the population that of Southern Cascadia, but over the last ten years, the population of Southern Cascadia declined by 15% while that of Northern Cascadia increased by by 30% with the result that Northern Cascadia now has 12,576 more people than Southern Cascadia had ten years ago. How many people does each country have now?

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Ten years ago, the population of Northern Cascadia was 20% smaller than the population
that of Southern Cascadia, but over the last ten years, the population of Southern Cascadia
declined by 15% while that of Northern Cascadia increased by by 30% with the result that
Northern Cascadia now has 12,576 more people than Southern Cascadia had ten years ago.
How many people does each country have now?

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