In 1990, the population p of India was about 870.5 million people. By 1995, there were about 960.9 million people. The equation =870.5⋅(1.021)
p
=
870.5

(
1.021
)
t
approximates the number of people, in millions, in terms of the number of years t since 1990.

By what factor does the number of people grow in one year?

In 1990 the population p of India was about 8705 million people By 1995 there were about 9609 million people The equation 87051021 p 8705 1021 t approximates th class=