SOLUTION: In 2013 the membership for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reached 14,780,000 members. In 1990 the membership for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint

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Question 941759: In 2013 the membership for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reached 14,780,000 members.
In 1990 the membership for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 7,300,000 members.
Letting t = 0 represent the year 2013 and assuming the church membership continues to double about every 23 years, predict church membership in year 2075.
(Round to the nearest whole number and do not use commas.)

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In 2013 the membership for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reached 14,780,000 members.
In 1990 the membership for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 7,300,000 members.
Letting t = 0 represent the year 2013 and assuming the church membership continues to double about every 23 years, predict church membership in year 2075.
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As for the other "tutor" comment, notice the problem says "...assuming..."
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2013 - 1990 = 23 years
2075 - 2013 = 62 years
Periods = 62/23
Att in 2075 = 14780000*2^(62/23)
=~ 95751723
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