The number of students enrolled at a college is 17 comma 000 and grows 6​% each year. Complete parts ​(a) through ​(e).

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Part 1
​a) The initial amount a is
  
17,000.
Part 2
​b) The percent rate of change is 6​%, so the growth factor b is 1plus
  
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b = 1 + 0.06 = 1.06