document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175156>Question 1175156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tacoma's population in 2000 was about 200 thousand, and has been growing by 9% every year. If this continues, what will Tacoma's population be in 2011? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Growing at 9% = 0.09 per year means an annual growth factor of 1+0.09 = 1.09.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The growth factor over a period of 11 years will be (1.09)^11.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The projected population in 2011 will be<br><BR>\n" );
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