The US Census Bureau takes a census every 10 years. The population in 2000 was estimated at 281.4 million people. A model created at the time predicted that the population grew at about 2% per year. How many people would the Census Bureau have expected to count in the 2010 census?

People expected to be counted in the 2010 census  would be 343 million.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

The US Census Bureau which takes a census every 10 years.

Initial population, = 281.4 million

Growth rate, = 2% = 0.02

Time given, = 10 years

Formula to be used:

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Expected population, P :

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⇒ Plugging the values.

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⇒ million

People expected to be counted in the 2010 census, by the Census Bureau would be 343 million.