Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

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 been?

  1. 1 848 000

  2. 1 852 000

  3. 1 000 000

  4. 1 500 000
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Explanation

Using the formula P = A / (1 + r)^n, where A=2,000,000, r=0.02, and n=4 (years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), the calculation yields approximately 1,847,691. Rounded to the nearest thousand, this is 1,848,000.

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