So, let's first focus on the first year:
the population then would be: 23000* (100+2)%
100% is the old population the 2% is the incease, so in total it's 102%, or 1.02 - the same number written differently.
So it will be 23000*1.02
After two years it will be 23000*1.02*1.02, and so on
so after x years it will be:
y=23000*
All significant digits...
W + 3 ≤ 10
This is the symbol for less than or equal ≤
w + 3 ≤ 10
w ≤ 10 - 3
w ≤ 7
Can't find an answer for w from the options.
When you divide by the reciprocal, you flip the numbers and multiply across.