Solve the Problem $1994 .$ Then Estimate the Country's Population, in Millions, in 2004

question 224

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The following table shows a country's population from 1995 to 1998:

Divide the population for each year by the population in the preceding year. Use this ratio to write the general term of the geometric sequence describing the country's population growth n years after $1994 .$ Then estimate the country's population, in millions, in 2004 .

• A) \(\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 9.90 ( 1.04 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } - 1 } ; 14.09\) million
• B) \(\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 9.90 ( 1.04 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } - 1 } ; 14.65\) million
• C) \(\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { n } } = 9.90 ( 1.03 ) ^ { \mathrm { n } - 1 } ; 16.73\) million
• D) \(a _ { n } = 9.90 ( 1.03 ) ^ { n - 1 } ; 15.78\) million