document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94311>Question 94311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The U.S. population in 1990 was approximately 250 million, and the average growth rate for the past 30 years gives a doubling time of 66 years. The above formula for the United States then becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P (in millions) =250 x 2  What will the population of the United States be in 2025 if this growth rate continues?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The U.S. population in 1990 was approximately 250 million, and the average growth rate for the past 30 years gives a doubling time of 66 years. The above formula for the United States then becomes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P (in millions) =250 x 2  What will the population of the United States be in 2025 if this growth rate continues?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula: P(x) = 250*2^[(x-1990)/66]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(2025) = 250*2^[2025-1990)/66]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(2025) = 250*2^(35/66)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(2025) = 250*1.4442325...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(2025) = 361.058129... million<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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