In 2000, the population of a town was 8914. The population is expected to grow at a rate of 1.36% each year. What is the populat
2 answers:
Answer:
9672
Step-by-step explanation:
Population growth can be represented by the equation . We know the rate at which it grows is 1.36%. For the formula, we use the decimal conversion which is r=0.0136. We find the amount of time that has passed between 200 and 2006 is t=6 years. In this context, the starting population is
. We substitute and solve for A.
We solve with a calculator by evaluating the exponent first and then multiplying by 8914.
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The solution is 9671.88356154 but we round to 9672.
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