The population of a city is expected to increase by 9.25% next year. If p represents the current population, which expression represents the expected population next year? A 1.9…

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Mike Woolf · Answer 1 · 2021-06-08T19:36:27+0000

$\huge\boxed{1.0925p}$

Since the population is going to increase by a certain percentage, we have to add
$100\%$ to the percentage to keep the original population.

$9.25\%+100\%=109.25\%$

Now, convert the percentage into a decimal. You can do this by moving the decimal place two places to the left.

$109.25\longrightarrow 1.0925$

Now, just multiply that by
.

$\large\boxed{1.0925p}$