1) Suppose the population of a town is 8,600 and is growing 3% each year. Predict the population after 3 years.

A. about 77,400 people

B. about 9,397 people

C. about 26574 people

D. about 232,200 people

2) Suppose that the population of deer in a state is 1,500 and is growing 2% each year. Predict the population after 4 years.

A. about 12,000 deer

B. about 1,624 deer

C. about 3,110 deer

D. about 24,000 deer

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Marques Gilmore

Mathematics

16 May, 16:02

1) Suppose the population of a town is 8,600 and is growing 3% each year. Predict the population after 3 years.

A. about 77,400 people

B. about 9,397 people

C. about 26574 people

D. about 232,200 people

2) Suppose that the population of deer in a state is 1,500 and is growing 2% each year. Predict the population after 4 years.

A. about 12,000 deer

B. about 1,624 deer

C. about 3,110 deer

D. about 24,000 deer

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Alisha Wyatt · Answer 1

We are given with the initial population and is asked for the final population after n years. in this case, we use the formula P (n) = Po * (1 + r) ^n where r is the rate of growth. 1) P (n) = Po * (1 + r) ^n P (n) = 8600 * (1 + 0.03) ^3 P (n) = 9397 people

2) P (n) = Po * (1 + r) ^n P (n) = 1500 * (1 + 0.02) ^4 P (n) = 1624 deers