document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1079033>Question 1079033</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Population of Nowheresville increased by 4% per year for the last 3 years. If the population  3 years ago was 17,350, what is the population today? Round to the nearest whole number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, the same problem, but what if the population decreased by 4% for 3 years, with the starting population of 17, 350.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #693396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=natolino_2017><B>natolino_2017(77)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=natolino_2017><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=693396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First Problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Pn: the population in Nowheresville after n years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pn = 17,350*(1,04)^n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So P3 = 17,350*(1.04)^3 = 19,516.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second Problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Pn: the population in Nowheresville after n years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pn = 17,350*(0.96)^n\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So P3 = 17,350*(0.96)^3 = 15,350.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For every problem, we can use a geometric progession, as the total increasing (or decreasing) is larger (smaller) every year.\r<BR>\n" );
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