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Question 251618: A population of 100 grows at a rate of 8% a year forever. What is the size of population at end of year 1? Year 2? Year 3? What is the size of the population at the end of year n (for any integer n)? What algebraic equation would you need to solve to find the number of years x that it would take for our population to reach 200?
I can figure 1-3 years but I am lost on the rest. Could anyone please help? Thank you. Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source):
