A city has a population of 51,368. If the population grows 1.8% each year, what will the population be in 5 years (rounded the nearest whole number)?

56,161

Step-by-step Thought Process:

Use the equation: to solve this problem. Let x= time in years, a= initial amount, and r= growth rate.

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When you solve you get this number:

56,160.57516085

Round to the nearest whole number:

56,161

1. 3.4/4

2. 0.8/7

3. 0.5 x 3

4. 0.9 x 6

5. 10.8

6. 2.35

7. 0.567

8. 9.35

9. 0.02

10. 0.06

11. 0.16

12. 0.42

13. 0.63

14. 5.6

15. 8.1

16. 9.9

17. 0.28

18. 0.48

19. 0.27

20. 0.49

21. 0.45

22. 0.72

23. 0.9

24. 0.88

25. 0.75

26. 0.16

27. 0.328

28. 0.495

29. 0.72

30. 1.068