city doubles its size every 82 years. If the population is currently 139,000, what will the population be in 246 years?
To solve this problem, we need to determine how many times the city doubles its size in 246 years.
Since the city doubles its size every 82 years, we can calculate the number of doubling periods in 246 years by dividing 246 by 82.
Number of doubling periods = 246 years / 82 years = 3
Hence, the city will double in size 3 times over 246 years.
To find the population after 246 years, we can multiply the current population by 2 (as the city doubles in size) for each doubling period.
Population after 1st doubling = 139,000 * 2 = 278,000
Population after 2nd doubling = 278,000 * 2 = 556,000
Population after 3rd doubling = 556,000 * 2 = 1,112,000
Therefore, the population will be 1,112,000 in 246 years.