Question

A town had a population of 9000 and grows 3% every year. What will be the population after 9 years, to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

11,743
Exponential growth 9000 (1+.03) ^9

Answer 2

11,743

Explanation:

This sounds like an exponential growth type of problem. So, take 9,000 ( 1+ 0.03) ^9. Therefore, you get an answer of 11,743 when rounded out to the nearest whole number. Hope that helps you!