SOLUTION: Between 1970 and 1990, the population of Buffalo, New York, decreased at the rate or 0.82% per year. The population, P, in year t is given by
{{{P=1025000(0.9917^t)}}}
where
Question 27035: Between 1970 and 1990, the population of Buffalo, New York, decreased at the rate or 0.82% per year. The population, P, in year t is given by
where t=0 corresponds to 1980. Find the population in 1970. Answer by mbarugel(146) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Given that the formula is:
where t=0 corresponds to 1980, then we must simply evaluate this formula at t=-10, which corresponds to 1970
So the population in 1970 was 1,114,091.