Question

The population of a country increased by an average of 2% per year from 2000 to 2003. If the population of this country was 2 000 000 on December 31, 2003, then the population of this country on January 1, 2000, to the nearest thousand would have beenA. 1 846 000B. 1 852 000C. 1 000 000D. 1 500 000

Answer 1

population of this country in 2000= (2×10^14)÷102^4=1 847 690.85                              ∴Answer is A. 1 846 000