The number of visitors to the zoo has been increasing by 8% each year since the year 2003. If the number of visitors in 2003 was 12 500, how many visitors went to the zoo in 2005?
Solution
Yr 2003 --> 12 500
Yr 2004 --> 108% x 12 500 = 13 500
Yr 2005 --> 108% x 13 500 = 14 580
Answer: 14 580 visitors
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