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An animal reserve has 20,000 elk. The population is increasing at a rate of 13% per year. How long will it take for the population to reach 60,000? If necessary, round your answ…

An animal reserve has 20,000 elk. The population is increasing at a rate of 13% per year. How long will it take for the population to reach 60,000? If necessary, round your answ…
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An animal reserve has 20,000 elk. The population is increasing at a rate of 13% per year. How long will it take for the population to reach 60,000? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth. The population will reach 60,000 in approximately years.

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Approximately 15.4 years

I multiplied 20,000 by 0.13 and got 2,600. Then I subtracted 20,000 from 60,000 to get 40,000. Finally I did 40,000 / 2,600 and got 15.4
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