The population of the United States has been increasing at an average rate of 0.91%. If the population was about 303,146,000 in 2008, predict the population in 2012. *

314,332,052

Step-by-step explanation:

0.91% = 0.0091

2008 = 303,146,000   0.91% of that = 2,758,628.6

2009 = 305,904,629  0.91% of that = 2,783,732.1

2010 = 308,688,361    0.91% of that = 2,809,064

2011 = 311,497,425       0.91% of that = 2,834,626.5

2012 = 314,332,052

Extra Note: Today we are at about 331,000,000 people in the USA

arrange the equations with like terms in columns.

analyze the coefficients of x or y.

add the equations and solve for the remaining variable.

substitute the value into either equation and solve.

check the solution.

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