document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198413>Question 1198413</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The population of an island in the year 2014 is 250,000. If the population increases at the rate of 5% per year, in which year will reach 400,000? (Round to the nearest year)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is one of the following. Which one?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 2015<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 2024<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 2069<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 2017<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) 2018\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #832000 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52800)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=832000\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The population of an island in the year 2014 is 250,000. If the population increases at the rate of 5% per year, in which year will reach 400,000? (Round to the nearest year)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is one of the following. Which one?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 2015<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 2024<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 2069<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 2017<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) 2018<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use Excel spreadsheet\r\n" );
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document.write( "  Year        Population\r\n" );
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document.write( "  2014		250000\r\n" );
document.write( "  2015		262500\r\n" );
document.write( "  2016		275625\r\n" );
document.write( "  2017		289406\r\n" );
document.write( "  2018		303877\r\n" );
document.write( "  2019		319070\r\n" );
document.write( "  2020		335024\r\n" );
document.write( "  2021		351775\r\n" );
document.write( "  2022		369364\r\n" );
document.write( "  2023		387832\r\n" );
document.write( "  2024		407224   <<<---===\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the table, you see that this will happen in the year of 2024.    <U>ANSWER</U>\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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