In 2016, a town had a population of 80,000 people. The growth rate per year is 4%.

Write an equation for the situation. (Be sure it still has the variable in it.)

80,000 + 1.04 to the forth power

Step-by-step explanation:

First term is initial number

Second term is one plus the percent as a decimal (if it's an increase)

Then to the power of 4 assuming that there are 4 year in between 2016 and this year, 2020