The population of a city is 35,400. The population is expected to grow at a rate of 2% each year.

What function equation represents the population of the city after t years?

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The population of a city is 35,400. The population is expected to grow at a rate of 2% each year.

What function equation represents the population of the city after t years?

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3mar · Answer

What do you think?

yuii · Answer

D?

mathmale · Answer

Answering this question boils down to selecting the correct BASE.  Is 0.02 the correct base?

yuii · Answer

I changed my answer.
I think it's A.

3mar · Answer

After only one year, (t=1) the population would be f(t)=35400*0.02=708 people,,
so all of them will die the second year!!!!

;))

mathmale · Answer

That'd be horrible.  3mar and I will bring flowers to about 35,000 funeral services.