In 2010, the population of a country was 15,500,321. The population is expected to grow at a rate of 0.6%. What would the population of the country be in 2018? Round to the nearest whole number.

step-by-step explanation:

the answer is:

the correct option:

b.

to solve the problem, we need to remember how to operate to simplify exponential expressions using the logarithms.

we are given the equation:

then, using placing logarith with base 7 on both sides of the equation, we have:

so, rounding the obtained result to two decimal places (nearest hundreth), we have:

hence, we have that the correct option:

b.

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