Question

In 1990, the population of the Midwest was about 60 million. During the 1990s, the population of this area increased an average of about 0.4 million per year. The population of the West was about 53 million in 1990. The population of this area increased an average of about 1 million per year during the 1990s. Assume that the rate of growth of these areas remains the same. Estimate when the population of the West would be equal to the population of the Midwest.

Answer 1

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No Year Midwest…. West…….. Difference
1 1990 60,000,000 53,000,000 7,000,000
2 1991 60,399,960 53,999,999 6,399,961
3 1992 60,802,586 55,018,865 5,783,721
4 1993 61,207,896 56,056,956 5,150,940
5 1994 61,615,908 57,114,633 4,501,275
6 1995 62,026,640 58,192,266 3,834,374
7 1996 62,440,109 59,290,232 3,149,877
8 1997 62,856,335 60,408,914 2,447,421
9 1998 63,275,335 61,548,703 1,726,632
10 1999 63,697,129 62,709,998 987,131
11 2000 64,121,734 63,893,204 228,530 …… > W
12 2001 64,549,169 65,098,735 -549,565 … < W
13 2002 64,979,454 66,327,011 -1,347,55…
14 2003 65,412,607 67,578,462 -2,165,85…
15 2004 65,848,647 68,853,526 -3,004,87…
16 2005 66,287,595 70,152,648 -3,865,05…
17 2006 66,729,468 71,476,281 -4,746,81…
18 2007 67,174,286 72,824,888 -5,650,60…
19 2008 67,622,070 74,198,941 -6,576,87…
20 2009 68,072,839 75,598,919 -7,526,08…
21 2010 68,526,612 77,025,312 -8,498,69…

Sometime in the year 2000, the populations of the two regions would be equal. I Say Halfway though 2000