Problema Solution

The population of Boerne from 2010 to 2020 can be modeled by the equation y=10471(1.06)t. What was the population of Boerne in 2010?

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For the year of 2010 the value for t is 0.

If we plug t = 0 into  y=10471(1.06)^t we will get the population for 2010:

y=10471(1.06)^0

y=10,471

The population of Boerne in 2010 was 10,471.