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The population of a town is growing linearly. Last year, the population was 200,000. This year, the population is 220,000. What will be the town’s population 4 years from now? 

Suppose that the number of registered voters in a community was 900 in the year 2010 and it has been increasing by 4% every year.  Calculate the number of registered voters in the community in the year 2020. Write ONLY your answer in the response box. Show your work which justifies your answer ON YOUR PAPER, which you will submit after this online portion is completed.

If 50 assembly members are to represent 100,000 citizens, the standard divisor is 5000. 

Suppose that a musical instrument is tuned to C4=260 cps (cycles per second). The key one octave higher, C5, is 520 cps. The key another octave higher, C6, is then 1040 cps. 

Which statement below is correct concerning apportionment methods?

The number of patients in the local ICU (intensive care unit) is increasing by 15 people every day. This is an example of exponential growth.

Which method of election uses pairwise (one-on-one) comparisons between candidates?

Which method of apportionment is the best (fairest) one?

Choose ONE of the following topics and USER YOUR OWN WORDS to write a brief summary (a sentence or two) on the topic. 5 points will be given for a correct and mathematically significant statement. DO NOT USE FANCY LANGUAGE OR DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS YOU MAY FIND ON THE INTERNET. KEEP YOUR WORDS AT THE LEVEL OF THIS COURSE.  Then, you can pick ONE extra topic FROM THIS SAME LIST for 5 bonus points.  (1) expected value (2) linear vs. exponential growth (3) musical scales and harmony (4) apportionment methods by Hamilton and Jefferson Use the response box below. You do not have to use any mathematical notation or symbols. 

Find the negation of the statement “No one likes eggplants.”