If a certain place's population is given to be growing at a rate of 4.8% annually, the population after t years from 2003 will become (1.048^t) times the given initial population. This translates to a mathematical equation which is equal to,
At = (584,658(1.048^t)
There are eight, if I'm understanding the question correctly. 8 is in the ten thousands place, at least
5/8 * 15 = 9.375000 exactly. The closest number to 9 is 3, which is below 5. This means to round the number down to the number it is closer to. 9.375 is closer to 9 than any other number, so we round it down to 9. Since Cassidy has 10 feet of string, and she uses the same amount for each bracelet, we can assume that she has enough to make 15 bracelets, possibly even 16.
