The population of a small town in Idaho was 1995 people in 2008. If the population
increases by 7% each year, what will the population of the town be in 2020?
a
5,000 people
B
4,493 people
C
1,162,330 people
d
835 people
B. 4,493 You would make your equation which would be y=1,995(1.07)^x. then find the distance between the years which is 12 then you would plug in 12 for x. y=1,995(1.07)^12 and when you plug that into your calculator you get 4493.12