When Anna was born 16 years ago, her small town of Lewisville had a population of 15 comma 000 The population has increased 11 percent each year since then. What is the current population of this town?

The population grows by 11% each year, so multiply by 1.11 for each of the 16 years. The calculation is 15,000 × 1.11¹⁶ ≈ 79,663. Therefore, the current population is approximately 79,663, which is choice C.

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