Answer:
378,075
Explanation:
The population of Ashton in 2007 = 294876
The population increases at a constant rate of 2.8%.
Therefore, the population at any time, t after 2007 is:
[tex]\begin{gathered} P(t)=294876(1+2.8\%)^t \\ P(t)=294876(1+0.028)^t \\ P(t)=294876(1.028)^t \end{gathered}[/tex]
Therefore, the population in 9 years time will be:
[tex]\begin{gathered} P(9)=294876(1.028)^9 \\ =378074.6 \\ \approx378,075 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The predicted population in 9 years will be 378,075.
