In an Endeavor to Curb Population Growth in a Certain

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Short Answer

In an endeavor to curb population growth in a certain country, the government has decided to launch an extensive propaganda campaign. Without curbs, the government expects the rate of population growth to have been
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thousand people per year t years from now, over the next 5 years. However, successful implementation of the proposed campaign is expected to result in a population growth rate of
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thousand people per year t years from now, over the next 5 years. Assuming that the campaign is mounted, how many fewer people will there be in that country 5 years from now then there would have been if no curbs had been imposed?
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Please round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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__________ thousand people

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