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In 1980 231 million was the population and its growing at a rate of 1.03% per year.
\n" ); document.write( "Change 1.03% to a decimal: .0103, for the finding the total, it will be 1.0103
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\n" ); document.write( "P = 231(1.0103^t); where t is the number of years from 1980, p in millions
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\n" ); document.write( "Predict the pop. in the year 2025.
\n" ); document.write( "P = 231(1.0103^45)
\n" ); document.write( "enter 231(1.0103^45) in to your calc, your answer will be in millions (336.3) \n" ); document.write( "

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