document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=763257>Question 763257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> City A and B lead a population of 70,000 and 60,000 respectively. At January 01 2001 city A grows at a rate of 5% per year and B grows at 4%. Find the difference between their population at the end of December 2003.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #464649 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=464649\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A's rate of growth = 5% / yr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B's rate of growth = 4% / yr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of years passed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since Jan 2001<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = population<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation for A:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P+=+70000%2A%28+1+%2B+.05+%29%5En+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P+=+70000%2A%28+1+%2B+.05+%29%5En+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation for B:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+P+=+60000%2A%28+1+%2B+.04+%29%5En+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+P+=+60000%2A%28+1+%2B+.04+%29%5En+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From 2001 to 2003 is 2 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their populations in 2 years is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+70000%2A%28+1+%2B+.05+%29%5En+-+60000%2A%28+1+%2B+.04+%29%5En+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+70000%2A%28+1+%2B+.05+%29%5En+-+60000%2A%28+1+%2B+.04+%29%5En+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+70000%2A+1.05%5E2+-+60000%2A1.04%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+70000%2A+1.05%5E2+-+60000%2A1.04%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+70000%2A1.1025+-+60000%2A1.0816+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+70000%2A1.1025+-+60000%2A1.0816+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+77175+-+64896+=+12279+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+77175+-+64896+=+12279+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " at the end of December 2003, A's population<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will be 12,279 greater than B's\r<BR>\n" );
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