A town collects data about its population every 10 years. in the year 2000, the population was 38,500; and in the year 2010 the population was 41,200. express the change in population as a percent of change and determine if it is an increase or decrease.

At the beginning of year 1, carlos invests $600 at an annual compound interest rate of 4%. he makes no deposits to or withdrawals from the account. which explicit formula can be used to find the account's balance at the beginning of year 5? what is, the balance?