SOLUTION: Tacoma's population in 2000 was about 200 thousand, and has been growing by 9% every year. If this continues, what will Tacoma's population be in 2011?

Question 1175156: Tacoma's population in 2000 was about 200 thousand, and has been growing by 9% every year. If this continues, what will Tacoma's population be in 2011?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Growing at 9% = 0.09 per year means an annual growth factor of 1+0.09 = 1.09.

The growth factor over a period of 11 years will be (1.09)^11.

The projected population in 2011 will be

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