document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884818>Question 884818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a town having a population of 5000 in 1971 has a 20% increase every five years what is its expected population in the year 2001? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #534681 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=534681\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1971 = 5000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1976 = 5000 * 1.2 = 6000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1981 = 6000 * 1.2 = 7200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1986 = 7200 * 1.2 = 8640<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1991 = 8640 * 1.2 = 10368<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1996 = 10368 * 1.2 = 12441.6 -- but you can't have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >of a person, so 12442<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2001 = 12442 * 1.2 = 14930.4 -- same thing.  No <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >of a person, so 14931\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you didn't round the 1996 data, the 2001 becomes 14929.92.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );