Instructions

The 10-year increase for populations in the four states starting with the letter 'A' are shown below:

State	2000	2010
Alabama	4447100	4779735
Alaska	626932	710231
Arizona	5130632	6329013
Arkansas	2673400	2915921

a. Create two vectors representing the populations for the years 2000 and 2010, then use cbind to create a 4x2 population matrix from these two vectors

b. Create a vector which contains the values of percentage increase for each state between 2000 and 2010. Hint - use this formula for each element: (2010 value - 2000 value) / 2000 value

c. Use this vector to calculate another vector which predicts the 2020 populations, using the percentage increase value vector from step b. Hint - use this formula for each element: 2010 value * (1 + percentage increase value)

d. Use cbind to add the 2020 estimated population vector to the population matrix. Overwrite the original matrix object with the new one