document.write( "Question 147005: Burundi has a population of 7548000 in 2008, it has a growth rate of 3.9%, what is the approximate population in 2012? I cannnot find a formula to work this. Is there one specific for growth? thanks in advance for your help!!! \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #107349 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Typical growth formulas are
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28t%29=P%5B0%5D%281%2BG%29%5Et\"$
\n" ); document.write( "where $\"P%5B0%5D\"$ is the initial population at time t=0,
\n" ); document.write( "G is the rate of growth given in percent (change to decimal for calculation),
\n" ); document.write( "t is the time(work hand in hand with growth rate, years in this case).
\n" ); document.write( "In your case, the year 2008 would be t=0, then 2012 would be t=4,
\n" ); document.write( "4 years from the inital population.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28t%29=P%5B0%5D%281%2BG%29%5Et\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%284%29=7548000%281%2B0.039%29%5E4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%284%29=7548000%281.1654%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%284%29=8796179\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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