Question

the student population in a high school increases by 4% a year. when it opened, the school had 996 students. how many students will there be in 3 years

Answer 1

1120 students.

Explanation:

there is a formula that we can use which is:

initial value*(1 + percent increase)^number of years

number of students=996*(1+0.04)^3 = 1120.36

therefore, approx. 1120 students.