document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=754798>Question 754798</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population of a certain geographic region is approximately 147 million and grows continuously at a relative growth rate of 1.57%. What will the population be in 6 years? Compute the answer to three significant digits. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 147*(1+0.0157)^6 = 161.4 million<BR>\n" );
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