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When Anna was born 16 years ago, her small town of Lewisville had a population of 15 comma 000 The population has increased 11 percent each year since then. What is the current population of this town?

A
The population of this town is approximately 17 comma 324 .
B
The population of this town is approximately 240 comma 000 .
C
The population of this town is approximately 79 comma 663 .
D
The population of this town is approximately 68 comma 925 .
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Twenty years ago a small town in Texas had a population of 10 comma 000 The population has increased 8 percent each year since then. Predict what the population of the town will be in 10 more years.

A
In 10 more years the population of this town will be approximately 100 comma 626
B
In 10 more years the population of this town will be approximately 123 comma 794
C
In 10 more years the population of this town will be approximately 81 comma 966
D
In 10 more years the population of this town will be approximately 21 comma 589
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Twenty years ago a small town in Texas had a population of 10 comma 000 The population has increased 8 percent each year since then. What is the growth factor that would be used to solve this problem?

A
The growth factor would be 8
B
The growth factor would be 0 point 9 2
C
The growth factor would be 1 point 0 8
D
The growth factor would be 0 point 0 8
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Which is NOT an example of an exponential function?

A
compound interest
B
exponential decay
C
simple interest
D
population growth

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