document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1124422>Question 1124422</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population of a town increased by 2.63% per year from 2000 to 2010. The town's population at the beginning of 2000 was 74,740. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. What was the 1-year growth factor for the town's population?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Write a formula for function f that models the town's population in terms of the number of years t since the beginning of 2000.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Determine the town's population at the beginning of 2010. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #740999 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=740999\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For one year it is 1.0263<BR>\n" );
document.write( "population would be Population=74740(1.0263)^t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For t=10, the population is 74740*1.0263^10=74740*1.296,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rounding only at the end, the population would be 96,894 to the nearest whole number. </SPAN>\n" );
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