The table shows the population of Florida for 2000 and 2010, with estimates given by the U.S.

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The table shows the population of Florida for 2000 and 2010, with estimates given by the U.S. Census Bureau for 2001 through 2009.image


a. Divide the population, for each year by the population in the preceding year. Round to two decimal places and show that Florida has a population increase that is approximately geometric.


b. Write the general term of the geometric sequence modeling Florida’s population, in millions, n years after 1999.


c. Use your model from part (b) to project Florida’s population, in millions, for the year 2030. Round to two decimal places.

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College Algebra

ISBN: 9780134453262

7th Edition

Authors: Robert F Blitzer

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