1. suppose the population of deer in a region was 3500 in the year of 2000 since when the population has grown by 3.5% annually what will the approximate population be in the year of 2020 y equals 8 x b x where a is the starting amount b is the growth rate increasing add to 1 and x is time. 2. the population of new haven was 148220 in 2004 since when the population has been decreasing at an annual rate of 2.9% if the rate of the decline continues what will the population be in the year 2015