The population of a small town in Idaho was 1995 people in 2008. If the population

increases by 7% each year, what will the population of the town be in 2020?

a

5,000 people

B

4,493 people

C

1,162,330 people

d

835 people

B. 4,493

You would make your equation which would be y=1,995 (1.07) ^x. then find the distance between the years which is 12 then you would plug in 12 for x. y=1,995 (1.07) ^12 and when you plug that into your calculator you get 4493.12