SOLUTION: The population of a certain geographic region is approximately 147 million and grows continuously at a relative growth rate of 1.57%. What will the population be in 6 years? Comput

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Question 754798: The population of a certain geographic region is approximately 147 million and grows continuously at a relative growth rate of 1.57%. What will the population be in 6 years? Compute the answer to three significant digits.
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The population of a certain geographic region is approximately 147 million and grows continuously at a relative growth rate of 1.57%. What will the population be in 6 years? Compute the answer to three significant digits.
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Ans: 147*(1+0.0157)^6 = 161.4 million
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Stan H.