SOLUTION: The current student population of Atlanta is 2800. If the population increases at a rate of 4.3% each year. What will the student population be in 10 years? Write an exponential

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Question 1202849: The current student population of Atlanta is 2800. If the population increases at a rate of 4.3% each year. What will the student population be in 10 years?
Write an exponential growth model for the future population P(x) where x is in years:
P(x)=

What will the population be in 10 years? (Round to nearest student)
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The current student population of Atlanta is 2800.
If the population increases at a rate of 4.3% each year.
(a) What will the student population be in 10 years?
Write an exponential growth model for the future population P(x) where x is in years:
P(x)=
(b) What will the population be in 10 years? (Round to nearest student)
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(a)  P(x) = 2800%2A%281%2B0.043%29%5Ex,  or, equivalently,  P(x) = 2800%2A1.043%5Ex.


(b)  P(10) = substitute x= 10 into the formula above = 2800%2A1.043%5E10.

     To get the value, use your calculator.

Solved.

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