RE: Population math help!

> On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 DracSpy@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 99-02-15 15:49:18 EST, you write:
> >
> > << there must be an easier way of doing this than repeating (X x Y)
+ Z
> >  a number of times equal to Q. (I'm positing a 97-year old colony.
You can
> >  understand my desire to find an easier way.) You can't just do
> >  q{(xy)+z}, because (xy) is a constantly increasing number.
> >
> >  Please help... >>
> > run the attached file in Qbasic, enter the numbers and hit enter.
>
> Thanks. Next dumb question: Does Win98 have QBasic or similar within
the
> system? I took a quick look, but turned up nothing.
>
> Brian (burger00@camosun.bc.ca)
>
					(expansion rate)(time)
the equation is Final # = (initial #) * e		       
+immigration(time)

e is roughly 2.718281828459045 but most scientific calculators have a
button 
for it.

--Binhan