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Lake City has a population of 3600 and is expected to grow by a factor of 1.3 every 10 years.


Which is the best estimate of Lake City's population 50 years from now?


A.23,400


B.18,000


C.13,400


D.4,680

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Neuron

If you would like to estimate Lake City's population 50 years from now, you can do this using the following steps:

1.3 3600 = 4680
1.3  4680 = 6084
1.3  6084 = 7909.2
1.3  7909.2 = 10281.96
1.3 * 10281.96 = 13366.548 = 13400

The correct result would be C. 13,400.

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