Question

A city has a population of 350,000 people, suppose that each year the population grows by 5%. What will the population be

after 14 years?

Answer 1

595,000

Explanation:

find 5% of the present population

5/100*350,000 =17,500

there fore the population increases by 17,500 yearly

in 14 yrs time

=(14*17500) + 350,000

=245000+350000

=595000