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Mashaal Masha
Feb 25, 2024
The population of a town is currently 50,000, and the population is estimated to increase each year by 3% from the previous year. Which of the following equations can be used to estimate the number of years, $t$, it will take for the population of the town to reach 60,000 ?
Difficulty: Hard
A:
$50,000 = 60,000(0.03)^{t}$
B:
$50,000 = 60,000(3)^{t}$
C:
$60,000 = 50,000(0.03)^{t}$
D:
$60,000 = 50,000(1.03)^{t}$
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