Question

A city has a population of 380,000 people. Suppose that each year the population grows by 9%. What will the population be after 12 years?

Use the calculator provided and round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

1,068,813

Explanation:

Each year, the population is multiplied by 100% + 9% = 1.09. We want to multiply the population by that factor 12 times. An exponent is used to signify (and compute) that repeated multiplication. The population will be ...

380,000 × 1.09^12 ≈ 1,068,812.6 ≈ 1,068,813