Question

(15 possible points) Solve the problem in the same manner as we learned in the lecture. Show your work neatly. Write in big fonts. Suppose that the census data show that every decade, 15% of people dwelling in rural areas move into urban regions, while 5% of urban dwellers move into rural areas. If the population were 55% urban, 45% rural at some census, what would be the distribution after 50 years (i.e. 5 decades)? Round to the nearest whole numbers of percent as needed. Answer: After 50 years (i.e. 5 decades), the distribution would be: % urban and _% rural. Round to the nearest whole numbers of percent as needed.

Answer 1

After 50 years (i.e. 5 decades), the distribution would be: 68.45% urban and 31.55% rural.

urban	rural
55	45	Decades
59	41	1
62.2	37.8	2
64.76	35.24	3
66.808	33.192	4
68.4464	31.5536	5