Suppose the population of a town is 100,000 in 2014. The population increases at a rate of 4.5% every year. What will be the population of the town in 2020? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

130,226

929,411

627,000

870,000

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Ronan Prince

17 June, 18:45

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Sidney Figueroa · Answer 1

Ok. Population = 100,000 * 1.045^n (n is number of years since 1999. So, the population in 2005 (where n=6) is 130,226

Suppose the population of a town is 100,000 in 2014. The population increases at a rate of 4.5% every year. What will be the population of the town in 2020? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.130,226929,411627,000870,000