Question

Medal for the best answer.

Answer 1

On January 1, 2010, chessville has a population of 50,000 people. Chessville then enter a period of population growth. Its population increases 7% each year. On the same day, Checkersville has a population of 70,000 people.
Checkerville starts to experience a population decline. Its population decreases by 4% each year. During what year will the population of chessville first exceed that of checkersville? Show all of your work and explain your steps.

Answer 2

Look at a previous discussion of this problem.

http://openstudy.com/updates/51196ac0e4b0e554778c77b3

@selenaannerios