document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018555>Question 1018555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1997, a total of 14,968,000 taxpayers in the United States filed their individual tax returns electronically. By the year 2009, the number increased to 78,829,000. What is the geometric mean annual increase for the period? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #634652 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=634652\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 78829/14968= 5.2665\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.2665^(1/22)= 1.07844 or 7.84% growth per year.  </SPAN>\n" );
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