Answer:
a = 7.4
b = 9.6
Step-by-step explanation:
set up a proportion to find 'b':
XN / NY = MN / NO
8/b = 13/(b+6)
cross-multiply:
13b = 8(b+6)
13b = 8b + 48
5b = 48
set up a proportion to find 'a':
XN / XY = MN / MO
8/a = 13/12
13a = 96
a ≈ 7.4
Population t years after 2000 = 736,000 × 1.0149^t
736,000 × 1.0149^t = 1,000,000
1.0149^t = 1,000,000/736,000 = 125/92
Take log base 1.0149 of both sides
t ≈ 20.7
Population exceeds a million in 2021
3r-6=-21
3r-6+6=-21+6 (Add 6 to both sides...)
3r=-15
r=-5
3r-6=21
3r-6+6=21+6 (Add 6 to both sides...)
3r=27
r=9
r=-5 or r=9
21
the pattern is plus 6
