A country's population in 1990 was 48 million. In 1997 it was 51 million. Estimate the population in 2017 using the exponential growth formula. Round your answer to the nearest million. PLZ HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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triciaal · Answer

one approach 
first  write the formula
substitute what you are given  to find the rate 
you have the initial amount and the amount after a specified time 
do you see that it changed by (51 -48) millions in a period of (1997-1990) years 
using this rate with the new time (2017-1997) years and the new initial amount 51 million plug into the formula to find the new amount. 

Round your answer to the nearest million.
the amount is calculated in millions. use the nearest whole number.