Question

the population of india was 952,108,000 in 1996 and was growing at a rate of about 1.3% per year.

a) predict the population, to the nearest thousand, of india in 2020 and 2030

b) find the growth rate per decade that corresponds to the growth rate of 1.3%

c) suppose that the population growth rate of india slows to 1% per year after the year 2000. what is the predicted population, to the nearest hundred thousand , of india in 2020?