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town has 400,000 people in it. The population is expected to increase by 4% next year. By how many people will the town grow?

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townhas400,000peopleinit.Thepopulationisexpectedtoincreaseby4%nextyear.Byhowmanypeoplewillthetowngrow?

Solution

Amountafteraddition:416000
Solution steps
Translate the problem into an equation:x=400000+0.04⋅400000
x=400000+0.04⋅400000:x=416000
Amountafteraddition:416000

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