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the population of a town increases at the rate of 1% each year today the towns population is 8500 what will the population be in five years

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Answer:

8934 (8933.58542585)

Explanation:

8,500 (population currently) * 1.01 (1 percent) ^ 5 (years) = 8933.58542585 ≅ 8934 people.

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