Question

70 POINTS!!

14. The population of a town is 18,922 people. Each year the population increases by 3%. What will the town's population be in 17 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

31,275
2,412,376
11,274
70,129

Answer 1

The answer would be: A. 31,275

to solve this you would take the population (18,922) and multiply it as shown below:

18,922(1+0.03)^17

This would equal 31,275 which would be your answer.

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