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The town of Serenity Valley has a population of 48,314. If it grows at a rate of 3.5% for 32 years what will the population be? (answer to the nearest whole number)

 Jun 28, 2018
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The  population after a number of years  is given by :

 

Beginning population* (1 +  percentage growth rate expressed as a decimal)^(no. of years) =

 

48314  ( 1 + .035)^32  =   145266  people after 32 years

 

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 Jun 28, 2018

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