Question

A city has a population of 535,000, and has a growing rate of 4% per year. What is the population after 14 years? round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

@bibby @MTALHAHASSAN2 @shifuyanli

Answer 2

somebody help me plz

Answer 3

ill try to help

Answer 4

ok thanks :)

Answer 5

is there any multiple choice answers?

Answer 6

sadly no :(

Answer 7

ok, multiply 4% per year by the 14 years

Answer 8

so times 535,000 by 1.04, then that number by 1.04, and continue on until I've done it 14 times?

Answer 9

I believe so, just were did you get the 1.04? did you mean 0.04 for 4%?

Answer 10

Sounds very similar to an "interest" problem. Where the amount A equals the Principal (initial quantity) times the quatitiy 1 + rate to the power equal to the number of years. For population we could write: P = (initial population) times the quantity 1 + rate of growth to the power equal to the number of years.

P = 535,000(1 + .04)^14 Can you solve that? You need to use a calculator with a x^y key.

Answer 11

P =535,000 (1.04)^14
P=535,000 X 1.731676448 = 926,447