The population of Mathlandia in 1995 was 23,473 and was projected to grow at a rate of 12% per decade. Predict the population in the year 2010.
27,822
29,445
39,435
976

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]27,822[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

t-----> the time in decade

P----. the population

we know that

[tex]P=23.473(1+0.12)^{t}[/tex]

we have

[tex]t=(2010-1995)/10=15/10=1.5\ decade[/tex]

substitute

[tex]P=23.473(1.12)^{1.5}=27,822[/tex]