Question

Zwena chose to revise her model to better fit the data from 1820 to 1900.
q(x) = 1904(1.0611)^x

Use the model to predict Detroit’s population in 1910.
Years since 1815, X is 95

What is the following?
Population, q(x) is ______

Answer 1

q(95) = 1904*(1.0611)^95 ≈ 1904 * 279.90 ≈ 532,930

So the predicted Detroit population in 1910 is about 532,930 people.