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Population Growth

Question 23 • Modern Math KHS

The 2000 U.S. Census reports the populations of Bozeman, Montana, as 27,509 and Butte, Montana, as 32,370. Since the 1990 census, Bozeman’s population has been increasing at approximately 1.96% per year. Butte’s population has been decreasing at approximately 0.29% per year. Assume that the growth and decay rates stay constant. Determine the exponential functions that model the populations of both cities.

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Bozeman: Butte:
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Bozeman: Butte:
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