The y-intercept of a line is where the line goes across the y line.
Does that answer your question?
x = population after 3 years
y = starting population
r = percentage
n = number of years
x = y *(1+r)^n
x = 8200 * (1 +0.03)^3
x = 8960.36
so about 8960 people in 3 years
Y=<span>5 is your answer. Hope this helps :)</span>
Take the cube root of 216. You will get 6