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The population of a city is expected to increase by 7.5% next year. If p represents the current population, which expression represents the expected population next year ?

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Suppose p is the current population.
After one year, the population will =
1.075p
(The 1.075 is from 100% of the original population plus an increase of 7.5%, in decimal form)
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