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Reminder Round all answers to two decimal places unless otherwise indicated.
Unit conversion with Exponential Growth The exponential growth function
a. Calculate
b. What is the percentage growth rate per decade?
c. What is the yearly growth factor rounded to three decimal places? What is the yearly percentage growth rate?
d. What is the growth factor (rounded to two decimal places) for a century? What is the percentage growth rate per century?
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