4. The enrollment at a college in 2015 was 4000 students and it increases by 5% per year, a. Give a formula for the enrollment in k year time.  b. What is the enrollment in 2020?  c. Approximately how many students in total would have enrolled in this 5-year period?  d. How long would it take to have an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students?

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4. The enrollment at a college in 2015 was 4000 students and it increases by 5% per year,
a. Give a formula for the enrollment in k year time. 
b. What is the enrollment in 2020? 
c. Approximately how many students in total would have enrolled in this 5-year period? 
d. How long would it take to have an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students?

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