Suppose a town's population grows from 25,000 to 290,000 over 6 years.
Choose the annual growth factor.
Round answers to 2 decimal places.

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The annual growth factor can be found using the formula for exponential growth: Final Population = Initial Population * (Growth Factor)^Years. Solving for the growth factor: 290,000 = 25,000 * (Growth Factor)^6. Growth Factor = (290,000 / 25,000)^(1/6) ≈ 1.50.

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