Question 1197357: In 2005, a certain town in la union has a population of 32400. Each year, the population increases at a constant rate of about 7%.
a. What is the growth factor of the town?
b. Determine an exponential equation that models the population growth P in t years.
c. Using the equation in (b), determine the population of the town in 2010.
Answer by ikleyn(52792)   (Show Source):
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In 2005, a certain town in la union has a population of 32400.
Each year, the population increases at a constant rate of about 7%.
a. What is the growth factor of the town?
b. Determine an exponential equation that models the population growth P in t years.
c. Using the equation in (b), determine the population of the town in 2010.
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(a) The growth factor is  = 1.07 annually.
It means that the population every next year is the population of the current year
multiplied by this factor.
(b) Exponential function is P =  , where t is the number of years after 2005.
(c) To determine the population of the town in 2010, take t= 5 years after 2005
substitute into the formula and calculate using your calculator.
At this point I completed my post, having answered all your questions.
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