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A town doubles its size every 64 years. If the population is currently 1700, what will the population be in 128 years.

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Answer:

6800 will be the population after 128 years.

Explanation:

times it doubles: 128 / 64 = 2 times

so increase in population = 1700 * 2 * 2 = 6800 people.

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