Suppose that the population of a city was about 370 thousand in 2000 and had been growing by about 8.5% per year. (a) Write an explicit formula for the population of the city t years after 2000 (i. e. t = 0 in 2000), where Pt is measured in thousands of people.
Pt =

(b) If this trend continues, what will the city's population be in 2016? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Correct thousand people

(c) When does this model predict city's population to exceed 600 thousand? Give your answer as a calendar year (ex: 2000).

During the year