Question

In the beginning of 2077 B.S., the population of a town was 1,00,000 and the rate of growth of population is 2% every year. If 8,000 people migrated there from different places in the beginning of 2078 B.S., what is the population of the town in the beginning of 2080 B.S.?​

Answer 1

the population growth rate is 2% each year.

=rise

2% increase =1+(2/100)=1.02

population in 2080: 100,000*1.02^3=106120.8...rounded: 106120

there were 8000 migrants at the beginning of 1978:

population in 2080: 106,120+2080=108,200

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