SOLUTION: 1. There were 2000 students enrolled in a school district in 1990. Over the next several year enrollments were seen to increase by roughly 8 percent per year. Assuming that the enr

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Question 536698: 1. There were 2000 students enrolled in a school district in 1990. Over the next several year enrollments were seen to increase by roughly 8 percent per year. Assuming that the enrollments continue to increase by 8 percent every year. Develop a difference equation model for the enrollment figures. Find the functional equation for your model and use it to predict the number of students in the school district for the year 2005.
Answer by fcabanski(1391)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S(n+1)=S(n)+S(n)*.08=S(n)*(1.08)


The students in a year (S(n+1) means students in the current year) is equal to the number of students in the previous year plus .08 times the number of students in the previous year.


In the difference equation we have to know the number of students enrolled in a previous year. A functional equation tells us the students in a given year without knowing the number in the previous year.


is the functional equation with S=# of students and t = number of years that have passed.


When 0 years have passed (1990)


In 2005 15 years have passed so t=15.



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