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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+0.04 p

0.04 p

1+0.04 p

4p

The population of a city increases by 4% 4 \% per year. If this year's population is p p , which expression represents next year's population?\newlinep+0.04p p+0.04 p \newline0.04p 0.04 p \newline1+0.04p 1+0.04 p \newline4p 4 p

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Q. The population of a city increases by 4% 4 \% per year. If this year's population is p p , which expression represents next year's population?\newlinep+0.04p p+0.04 p \newline0.04p 0.04 p \newline1+0.04p 1+0.04 p \newline4p 4 p
  1. Define question prompt: Let's define the question_prompt: What expression represents next year's population if the current year's population is pp and it increases by 4%4\% per year?
  2. Calculate increase: To find next year's population, we need to add the increase to the current population. The increase is 4%4\% of the current population, which is 0.04×p0.04 \times p.
  3. Expression for next year's population: The expression for next year's population is the current population plus the increase, which is p+0.04pp + 0.04p.
  4. Factor out pp: We can factor out pp from the expression to simplify it. This gives us p(1+0.04)p(1 + 0.04), which is the same as 1.04p1.04p.
  5. Final expression: The correct expression that represents next year's population is therefore 1.04p1.04p, which is the current population plus 4%4\% of the current population.

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