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A town has a population of 16000 and grows at 4. 5% every year. What will be the population after 8 years, to the nearest whole number?.

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Answer:

21,760 or 22,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Find out what is 4.5% of 16,000 which will get you to 720.

720 times 8 equals 5,760.

16,000 + 5,760 = 21,760

rounded to the nearest whole number is 22,000

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