SOLUTION: The number of blogs (or weblogs) grew rapidly for several years. According to one report in August 2006, since early in 2004 the number of blogs doubled in size every six months or

Question 1168263: The number of blogs (or weblogs) grew rapidly for several years. According to one report in August 2006, since early in 2004 the number of blogs doubled in size every six months or so. There were about 2 million blogs in March 2004.
Assume that this trend continued, and estimate the number of blogs in March 2010.
Answer by ikleyn(52808) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The growing period is 6 years from March 2004 to March 2010.


So, there are 12 doubling periods.


It means that the number of web-blogs will be  2 millions times    in March 2010,  or


    2,000,000 * 4096 = 8192 millions.    ANSWER

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