SOLUTION: Statesville's population in 2010 was about 24,800 and was growing by about 1.1% each year. If this continues, what will Statesville's population be in 2017? [Round to the nearest p

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Question 1176658: Statesville's population in 2010 was about 24,800 and was growing by about 1.1% each year. If this continues, what will Statesville's population be in 2017? [Round to the nearest person.]
Answer by ikleyn(52784)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The yearly multiplication growth factor is  (1+0.011) = 1.011.


So, in the year 2017, seven years after 2010, the population will be   = 26,774 (rounded to the closest integer value).

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