Asked by lilly

Despite control measures, the pigeon population in Summerfield is increasing by 10% each year. If there are currently 8,600 pigeons, how many pigeons will there be in 8 years?
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use compound growth: A = 8600(1 + 0.10)^8 = 8600(1.1)^8 ≈ 8600(2.14358881) ≈ 18,434.86.

Rounded to the nearest whole number: 18,435 pigeons.