Question 1131052
If you want to use the function you are trying to use, it should be written {{{P(t)=161000*e^(0.016t)}}}
But even better, just understand that P is in the thousands, and change your function to say 
{{{P(t)=161*e^(0.016t)}}}



Your description means, t is time in years since 1992.


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b) Predict the population in 2004​, to the nearest thousand.
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Year 2004 means you want t=12.
2004-1992=12


Evaluate P(12).


{{{P(12)=161*e^(0.016*12)}}}
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{{{161*e^(0.192)}}}

{{{161*1.21167}}}

{{{highlight(195)}}}----------prediction,             {{{195}}} {{{thousand}}}


195000 predicted for year 2004