Question

in 1997 the population of a small town was 900. If the annual rate of increase is about 0.6% which value below expresses the population five years later?

Answer 1

Answer:

$927$

Step-by-step explanation:

$900 \times (1+0.6\%)^5$

$900 \times (1+0.6/100)^5$

$900 \times (1+0.006)^5$

$900 \times (1.006)^5$

$900\times \:1.03036$

$927.32594$

Answer 2

Answer:

927

Step-by-step explanation:

Total Population = 900

Annual rate of increase = 0.6 % of 900

=> $\frac{0.6}{100}* 900$

=> 0.6 * 9

=> 5.4

Rate of increase in 5 years = 5 * 5.4

= 27

Population after five years = 900+27

=> 927