The population of a southern city follows the exponential law. If the population doubled in size over 24 months and the current population is 40,000​, what will the population be 5 years from​ now?

Answer 1

After 2 years, the population will have doubles to 80,000 and after 2 more, will have doubled again to 160,000. In one more year, the population will have increased by 50% to 240,000