The population after 12 years is 22,828.35.
Given that,
- The population is 18,000.
- And, it grows 2% per year.
Based on the above information, the calculation is as follows:
\(=18000\times (1+0.02)^{12}\)
= 22,828.35
Therefore we can conclude that the population after 12 years is 22,828.35.
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