Question

The population of a town is 6500 and is increasing at a rate of 4% per year.at this rate, approximately what will the towns population be in 4 years

Answer 1

Population = 6500
End of 1st year = 1.04 x 6500 = 6760
End of 2nd year = 1.04 x 6760 = 7030
End of 3rd year  = 1.04 x 7030 = 7312
End of 4th year  = 1.04 x 7312 = 7604