document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318901>Question 318901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a particular small town, the population in 1995 was 1200. Ever since then the population has grown by 4% every year. If conditions stay the same, what is the approximate expected population in the year 2000? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Population in 200= [1200+0.04*1200]^5 = 1200*1.04^5 = 1200*1.2167<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 1459.99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I guess you could round up: 1460<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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