document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189230>Question 1189230</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1900, the population of Malthusian was 120,000. Since then, the population has increased by exactly 8 percent per year. If population growth continues at this rate, what was the population in the year 2000? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Since then, the population has increased by exactly 8 percent per year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If population growth continues at this rate, what was the population in the year 2000?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the population for 100 yrs of growth<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 120000*(1.08)^100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 263,971,351 in 100 yrs, sounds pretty far fetched, but there it is! </SPAN>\n" );
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