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POSSIBLE POINTS A town has a population of 12,300 and grows at a rate of 3.5% per year. What will the population be after 6 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number
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A town has a population of 12,300 and grows at a rate of 3.5% per year. What will the population be after 6 years? Round your answer to the nearest
whole number

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0.035x6years= 0.21—— this is 21%
The population grows by 21%, so it becomes 121% which in decimals is 1.21

12,300 x (1.21)= 14,883 people
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