document.write( "Question 1202474: The population of Boomtown is currently 12000 and expected to grow by 3.5% over the next year. What will its population be by then?\r
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document.write( "(a)  12000*(1+0.035) = 12000*1.035 = 12420.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  10000*(1-0.05)  = 10000*0.95  =  9500.      ANSWER\r\n" );
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