The population of a city increases by 4% per year. If this year's population is p, which expression represents next year's population?p+0.04p0.04p1+0.04p4p
Q. The population of a city increases by 4% per year. If this year's population is p, which expression represents next year's population?p+0.04p0.04p1+0.04p4p
Define question prompt: Let's define the question_prompt: What expression represents next year's population if the current year's population is p and it increases by 4% per year?
Calculate increase: To find next year's population, we need to add the increase to the current population. The increase is 4% of the current population, which is 0.04×p.
Expression for next year's population: The expression for next year's population is the current population plus the increase, which is p+0.04p.
Factor out p: We can factor out p from the expression to simplify it. This gives us p(1+0.04), which is the same as 1.04p.
Final expression: The correct expression that represents next year's population is therefore 1.04p, which is the current population plus 4% of the current population.
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