Question

A city has a population of 280,000 people. Suppose that each year the population grows by 8.5% what will the population be in 8 years?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Population= 280000 people

Population growth rate= 8.5%

Population growth in a year=

{(100+8.5)÷100} × 280000 =303800 people

Pop growth in 8 years =

303800×8=

2,430,400 people ‍‍‍‍