Question

A population is increasing 4% per year. Identify the growth factor that could be used to model the population.

Answer 1

The growth factor that could be used to model the population will be 1.04. Then the correct option is D.

What is an exponent?

Consider the function:

y = a (1 ± r) ˣ

Where x is the number of times this growth/decay occurs, a = initial amount, and r = fraction by which this growth/decay occurs.

If there is a plus sign, then there is exponential growth happening by r fraction or 100r %.

If there is a minus sign, then there is exponential decay happening by r fraction or 100r %.

The population is increasing by 4% per year.

Then the growth factor that could be used to model the population will be

Growth factor = (1 + 4%)

Growth factor = (1 + 0.04)

Growth factor = 1.04

The growth factor that could be used to model the population will be 1.04.

Then the correct option is D.

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