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-The initial population of a town is 128,066 and it grows with a doubling time of 97 years. What will the population be in 35 years?
A)128,090 people
B)8,964,620 people
C)4,482,310 people
D)164,457 people

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The population growth can be calculated using the formula for exponential growth: $P = P_0 \times (2)^{\frac{t}{T}}$, where $P$ is the future population, $P_0$ is the initial population, $t$ is the time in years, and $T$ is the doubling time in years. Plugging in the given values: $P = 128,066 \times (2)^{\frac{35}{97}}$, which calculates to approximately 164,457 people.

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