Population of a City for the Years 2010 Through 2014

question 147

Essay

Population of a city for the years 2010 through 2014 are shown below.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Population } \\\hline 2010 & 165,927 \\\hline 2011 & 168,293 \\\hline 2012 & 169,847 \\\hline 2013 & 170,819 \\\hline 2014 & 171,350 \\\hline\end{array}$$
a. Compute the growth rate for the years 2011 through 2014.
b. Compute the geometric mean.
c. What has been the percentage of growth in the population of the city between 2011 to 2014?

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