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document.write( "The population of a certain geographic region is approximately 135 million and grows continuously at a relative growth rate of 1.87%. What will the population be in 6 years? Compute the answer to three significant digits.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "grows continuously at a relative growth rate of 1.87%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What will the population be in 6 years? Compute the answer to three significant digits<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change the growth rate to a decimal; 1 + .0187 = 1.0187<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let P = population (in millions) in 6 yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 135*1.0187^6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using a calc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 150.873 million in 6 yrs </SPAN>\n" );
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