A small country in Europe has been experiencing population growth that can be modeled by the equation y=120,000 (1.042) ^x where y is the population of the country and x is the number of years since 2010. What is the percent change in the population of the country each year?

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Amari Howell

29 December, 01:43

A small country in Europe has been experiencing population growth that can be modeled by the equation y=120,000 (1.042) ^x where y is the population of the country and x is the number of years since 2010. What is the percent change in the population of the country each year?

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Thaddeus Barnes · Answer 1

The percentage searched is 4.2%

If you multiply some value to 1.042 this means that you are adding 4.2 %

See in the expression of formula that appears just the cited figure: "1.042"