Question

If a town with a population of 10,000 doubles in size every 17 years. What will the population be 68 years from now?

Answer 1

Let us set up the equation:

$total population = 10000*(2)^{68/17}=10000*(2^4)=160000$ people

• 10000 is the initial population
• 2 is the rate at which the population grows
• 68/17 is the number of periods that the population grows

Hope that helps!