The population of a town was 72 thousand in 2010, and has been growing by 8% each year. when will the population reach 160 thousand if the trend continues? give at least 1 decimal place.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this problem we have a exponential function of the form

where

y is the population of a town

x is the number of years since 2010

a is the initial value

b is the base

substitute

For

substitute in the equation and solve for x

Apply log both sides

b, i believe, but not sure.