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If 18.9 million computers were in use in 1980 and the number is rising by 19% annually, predict the number of computers in use in 2015. Round to the nearest whole number

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18.9(1+0.19)^35, 35 is the number of years
use your calculator, you should get 661.5, round to the newest whole number 662million

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