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A town has a population of 17000and grows at 4% every year. What will the population be after 5 years, to the nearest whole number?

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Answer:

the answer is 20,400

Explanation:

If multiply 17000 by 4% or 0.04 you get 680, this is how mucb it grows by each year, multiply 680 by 5 you get 3400, add that to 17000 and that is how much it grows by each year

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