Twenty years ago a small town in Texas had a population of 10 comma 000 The population has increased 8 percent each year since then. Predict what the population of the town will be in 10 more years.

The population grows by 8% each year, so multiply by 1.08 for each year. In 10 more years, 30 years will have passed since the town had 10,000 people, giving 10,000 × 1.08³⁰ ≈ 100,626. Therefore, the population will be approximately 100,626, as choice A states.

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