The number of students enrolled at a college is 17 comma 000 and grows 6​% each year. Complete parts ​(a) through ​(e).

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Part 1
​a) The initial amount a is
  
17,000.
Part 2
​b) The percent rate of change is 6​%, so the growth factor b is 1plus
  
0.06equals
  
1.06.
Part 3
​c) To find the number of students enrolled after one​ year, you calculate 17 comma 000times
  
1.06.
Part 4
​d) Complete the equation yequalsnothing times nothing Superscript nothing
  
  
  
to find the number of students enrolled after x years.

Answer 1

The equation would be:

y = 17,000(1.06)^x