SOLUTION: A certain country's population P(t), in millions, t years after 1980 can be approximated by P(t) = 5.495(1.016)t . In what year did the country's population reach 3 million?

SOLUTION: A certain country's population P(t), in millions, t years after 1980 can be approximated by P(t) = 5.495(1.016)t . In what year did the country's population reach 3 million?

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Question 313606: A certain country's population P(t), in millions, t years after 1980 can be approximated by
P(t) = 5.495(1.016)t .
In what year did the country's population reach 3 million?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

At time t=0, the population was already 5.495 million and increasing.
Please re-check your problem setup.
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