Problema Solution

A population of Hawaii monk seals had 200 individuals. If the population grows by 15% in one year, how many monk seals will there be the next year.

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The population at the moment is: 200

The population grows by 15% in one year thus in 1 year the population will increase by:

0.15*200 = 30

The total population in 1 year will be 30 + 200 = 230.