a small town with a population of 35,110 in the northeast United States was approximately 0.75% per year. (a) Assuming that growth rate continues, write an equation that will give the population A in t years. A =     (b) In how many years will the population be 40,000? Round to the nearest tenth of a year. yr

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Suppose the average growth rate for a small town with a population of 35,110 in the northeast United States was approximately 0.75% per year.
(a)
Assuming that growth rate continues, write an equation that will give the population A in t years.
A =
 
 
(b)
In how many years will the population be 40,000? Round to the nearest tenth of a year.
yr
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