Question

A town has a population of 40,000 that is increasing at a rate of 5% each year. Find the population of the town after 6 years.

Answer 1

\[40,000\times (1.05)^6\] and a calculator

Answer 2

um, how did you get the number 1.05?

Answer 3

please help

Answer 4

to increase a number by \(5\%\) multiply it by \(100\%+5\%=105\%=1.05\)

Answer 5

to do it six times in a row, multiply it by \(1.05^6\)

Answer 6

thank you so much!.... :D