The modelP(t)=287(1.008)trepresents the populationP,in million people, of a certain country in yeart,wheret=0represents the number of years since 2002

1. What was the population of the country in 2017? Round your answer to the nearest tenth and write out units. [million people/year]
2. Inwhat yearwill the population of the country reach 344.4 million people?