There are 412 members and it is growing by 5 percent each month how many will there be in 9 months

multiply .05•9=.45 then multiply 412•.45=185.4 round 185+412=597 so there will be 597 by 9 months

412 x 0.05 = 20.6 = 20 members

20 members x 9 months = 180 members

412 members + 180 members = 592 members

If it wasn’t people then the equation would be
412 x 0.05 = 20.6
20.6 x 9 = 185.4
412 + 185.4 = 597.4

Some people may confuse the first part as you can’t have .6 of a person, but they might just multiply it by 9 to equal 185 people, but if it multiplies by 5% each month then there’s 20 people joining each month. That’s what the question is asking. With each 5% joining each month, how many will there be after 9 months.

The answer is 592 members.