document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148924>Question 1148924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The function P= 2.7 e ^ 0.02t models the size of the population of a small​ country, where P is in millions of people in the year 2000 + t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "​a) What was the population in​ 2000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "​b) Use the formula to estimate the population to the nearest tenth of a million in 2017<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Type an integer or a decimal </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #770251 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=770251\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P=2.7e^0.02t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 2000, t=0, so pop was 2.7 million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 2017, t=17,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.7*e^(0.34)=3.79 million or 3.8 million. </SPAN>\n" );
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