Question

The US Census Bureau takes a census every 10 years. The population in 2000 was estimated at 281.4 million people. A model created at the time predicted that the population grew at about 2% per year. How many people would the Census Bureau have expected to count in the 2010 census?

Answer 1

Answer:

People expected to be counted in the 2010 census  would be 343 million.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

The US Census Bureau which takes a census every 10 years.

Initial population, $P_o$ = 281.4 million

Growth rate, $r$ = 2% = 0.02

Time given, $t$ = 10 years

Formula to be used:

⇒ $P=P_oe^r^t$

Expected population, P :

⇒ $P=P_oe^r^t$

⇒ Plugging the values.

⇒ $P=281.4e^0^.^0^2^\times ^1^0$

⇒ $P=343.7$ million

People expected to be counted in the 2010 census, by the Census Bureau would be 343 million.