Chapter 12, Problem 1GA

Materials: A computer with Internet access and a calculator

Estimated time: 15–20 minutes

Group Size: 3

Go to a website such as http://www.census.gov/ and determine the population of your state for the year 2000, and then for another year after that time. For example, the population of Florida in the year 2000 was approximately 16,050,000. Florida’s population in 2006 was approximately 18,090,000.

To determine

The population of U.S. in the year $2000$, $2001$, $2002$ and $2003$.

Answer to Problem 1GA

Solution:

Approximately the population of U.S. in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 is 28.22 crores, 28.5 crores, 28.76 crores and 29.01 crores respectively.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The population of U.S. in the year $2000$, $2001$, $2002$ and $2003$.

Consider the population data provided by U.S. on the internet.

That is, In 2000,

In 2001,

In 2002,

In 2003,

Hence, the population in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 is 28.22 crores, 28.5 crores, 28.76 crores and 29.01 crores respectively, approximately.