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A city has a population of 230,000 people. Suppose that each year the population grows by 4.25%. What will the population be after 12 years?

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379,001.

Step-by-step explanation:

The population of the city grows by 4.25%.

This is a constant factor and models an exponential function.

An exponential population function is of the form:


\begin{gathered} P(n)=P_0(1+r)^t \\ P_o=\text{Initial Population} \\ r\text{ = growth rate} \\ t\text{ =time in years} \end{gathered}

From the given problem:


P_0=230,000,r=4.25\%=0.0425,t=12years

This then gives us:


\begin{gathered} P(12)=230000(1+0.0425)^(12) \\ =230000(1.0425)^(12) \\ =379,001 \end{gathered}

The population after 12 years will be approximately 379,001.

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