Question

An ant population of 5000 grows at a rate of 6% per week.What is the population after 10 weeks?

Answer 1

6 x 10 = 60

5000 x 0.6 = 3000

5000 + 3000 = 8000

Answer 2

The real/correct answer is 8000 because 

6 X 10 = 60
5000 X 0.6 = 3000 
5000 + 3000 = 8000