Question

The population of the United States has grown at different rates over ten-year increments as shown by the following table.

Year	Population of U.S.
1930	123.1 million
1940	132.1 million
1950	152.3 million
1960	180.7 million

If the maximum supportable population of the U.S. is 600 million people, use the logistic model to predict the population (in millions of people) of the U.S. in 2020 by using the following years as data points. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

(a) using 1930 and 1940 as data points

(b) using 1950 and 1960 as data points

The growth rate from part (a) is ________ (smaller than, larger than, equal to) the growth rate from part (b).

Answer 1