A population of size 3,624 grows at a rate of 3% per year, compounded continuously. How big will the population be in 2 years?

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VNext · Answer 1 · 2022-07-24T16:59:18+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

The continuous compound formula is

$y=Pe^{rt$ where P is the principle or starting value, r is the growth rate in decimal form, and t is the time in years. For us:

$y=3624e^((.03)(2))\\y=3624e^(.06)\\y=3624(1.061836547)\\y=3848.09$

which would probably round to just 3848 people.