The exponential growth model for the population is .
correspond to year
.
The Latvia country population in is
.
The value of is
.
correspond to year
.
Substitute ,
and
in
.
.
The population in years is
.
(b) Find the population of country in .
correspond to year
.
The population in years is
.
Substitute in
.
.
The population in is
.
(c) The value of is
.
Because , the population is decreasing.
(a) The population in years is
.
(b) The population in is
.
(c) Because , the population is decreasing.