309.35 million, the initial number of people in 2010
Step-by-step explanation:
The initial value is when t =0, so looking at the table, (t=0 in 2010) , the initial value is 309.35 million
This is the starting population when use for our exponential growth or decay model. It is the number of people at our initial time. Since the population is increasing, w have exponential growth
It means that in the year 2010 (starting year) the population was 309,350,000 people or written another way "309.35 million". The second way is more short so probably the more preferred method.
To find the value 309.35, simply look at the table under the value t = 0.
The absolute value is how far away a number is from the number line, so it is always positive. If Carlos finds the opposite of the absolute value, that means he found the negative version. So Jason's final value will be greater.
