Question

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Lily uses the function f(x)=23,000(1.021)x to model the future annual population growth of the city where she lives. Which of the following represents Lily's estimate of the population in 8 years?

A. 3,395
B. 23,483
C. 27,160
D. 187,864

Answer 1

D.) 187,864

plug 8 into x to determine the population in 8 years, then multiply.

Answer 2

So you will put 1.021 to the 8 power which is 1.18 ( which is a rounded number) you multiply 1.18 by 23,000 and get 27,140 the closed number is 27,160