(a).
To calculate: The population in
The population in
Given information:
The population of Smallville in the year
Calculation:
The formula for exponential growth:
First, find the function.
Year 1915:
Plug the values:
Year
Substitute the values:
Hence, the population in
(b).
To predict: When the population reached
The population reached
Given information:
The population of Smallville in the year
Calculation:
The formula for exponential growth:
First, find the function.
The population reached
Substitute the values and solve for
Taking natural log to both sides:
Hence, the population reached
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