a. The point estimate for the population mean is b. The confidence interval at 80% is c. This means there is an 80% probability that the true mean of the population lies within the given confidence interval.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The exponential growth formula is 
Where 'a' signifies the initial population
r is the growth rate and x represents time in years
maintaining a constant population of 32,000. Thus, the initial population is 32,000
with an annual increase of 8%. The growth rate is 8%, equivalent to 0.08
a = 32000 and r = 0.08
Now, substituting all the values into the general formula


