The number of students enrolled at a college is 17,000 and grows ​5% each year. Complete parts ​(a) and ​(b).

Question

​a) Complete the equation y
  
  
  
to find the number of students enrolled after x years.
​b) Use your equation to predict the number of students enrolled after years.
After ​years, there will be
  
enter your response here students enrolled.

Answer 1

a) y = 17000(1.05)^x
b) After 5 years, there will be 20,092.25 students enrolled.