Answer: 50,562 people
Explanation:
The city population in the beginning of 1953 was 9,903.
Grows at 5.4% each year.
Population in beginning of 1984 can be acquired through compound interest.
Periods = 1984 - 1953 = 31 years
Population in 1984 = 9,903 * (1 + 5.4%)³¹
= 9,903 * 5.1057428421476776548111
= 50,562 people