A town has a population of 19000 and grows at 4.5% every year. To the nearest tenth of a year, how long will it be until the population will reach 33700?
33,700 =19,000 x 1.045^N, solve for N
33,700 / 19,000 =1.045^N
1.7736842 = 1.045^N
N = Log(1.7736842) / Log(1.045)
N =~13.0 years