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The population of fish in a certain lake increases, on average, by 1.8% per year. If there are 950 fish currently in the lake. How many fish will be in the lake after 10 years? *

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1135 fish

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User Sinio
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To do this, you must do 950x1.8%, and get the number. Then add that number and 950 to get the amount of fish in it after one year. Repeat those steps 9 more times and you get your answer. In this case, the answer would be 1,313 fish. Your welcome!
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