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Suppose the population of a town is 500,000 in 1990. The population increases at a rate of 5% every five years. What will be the population of the town in 2005? Round your answe…

Suppose the population of a town is 500,000 in 1990. The population increases at a rate of 5% every five years. What will be the population of the town in 2005? Round your answe…
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Suppose the population of a town is 500,000 in 1990. The population increases at a rate of 5% every five years. What will be the population of the town in 2005? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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5/100 = 0.05
500,000/0.5 = 100,000

The population of the town in 2005 will be 100,000.

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