A town has a population of 19000 and grows at 4.5% every year. To the nearest tenth of a year, how long will it be until the pop

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ulation will reach 33700?

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steposvetlana [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-25T01:01:43+03:00

Answer:

If the population grows by 4% each year then

the population in any given year is 104% of

the previous year or 1.04 times as much

P(t) = P0(1.04)t

P(t) is population at time t years

P0 = initial population = 11,000

t = number of years = 15

P(15) = 11,000(1.04)15

P(15) = 19,810 people

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