A small town in Missouri

started with a population of

390 people 60 years ago. Now

the town has experienced

significant growth and has a population

of about 4,878,046 people.

Approximately how many times larger

is the current population in the

Missouri town than it was 60 years

ago?

Approximately 13550.128 times

Step-by-step explanation:

60 years ago, the town's population was 390 people.

Today, the current population is 4,878,046.

To find the number of times the population has grown over, we have to divide the current population over it previous population at 60 years ago.

4,878,046 / 390 = 13,550.12778 times

The population has grew 13,550.1278 times over the past 60 years.