The population of winnecumma, nevada, is growing at a rate of 5% each year. if the population is 8742, how many years(3 decimal places) will it take before the population is 12,000?

Current population = P = 8742
Population after t years = A = 12000
Growth rate = r = 5%

We are to find the number of years it takes the population to grow to 12,000.

So, we can write:



Using the values, we get:



This means, it will take 6.492 years for the population to grow to 12,000.