The population of tokyo-yokohama, japan, was about 28,447,000 in 1995 and was projected to grow at an annual rate of 1.1%. predict the population, to the nearest hundred thousand, for the year 2004.

The formula for the annual growth can be written as:



where,
P = Current population = 28,447,000
r = growth rate = 1.1% = 0.011
t = number of years = 9 years

Using the values in the formula, we get:



Therefore, in 2004 the population of Tokyo-Yokohama Japan , nearest to hundred thousand will be 313,900,000 .