Answer:
a.) The population is years measured after 2000 so 2000 is 0. Any number to the 0 power is 1 so the population is 18.5 (million).
b.) after 8.4 years, so 2008
Explanation:
b.) 26.6 =
1.43783784 ≈
ln 1.43783784= 0.1708t
t=8.4... years
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