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A town has a population of 10000 and grows at 5% every year. What will be the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number?

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Use compound growth: P = 10000*(1 + 0.05)^5 = 10000*(1.05)^5 ≈ 10000*1.2762815625 = 12,762.815625.
Rounded to the nearest whole number: 12,763.