The population of hermitville increased from 142,340 to 186,480 in the last 5 years. during the same time period, crabville increased its population by 26%. which town is increasing at the greatest rate and by what factor? (round to nearest hundredth) a) hermitville by a factor of 2.71 b) hermitville by a factor of 1.19 c) crabville by a factor of 2.71 d) crabville by a factor of 1.19

the answer is:

the correct option:

b.

to solve the problem, we need to remember how to operate to simplify exponential expressions using the logarithms.

we are given the equation:

then, using placing logarith with base 7 on both sides of the equation, we have:

so, rounding the obtained result to two decimal places (nearest hundreth), we have:

hence, we have that the correct option:

b.

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step-by-step explanation:

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