You Were the Housing Minister in the Year 1996 for a Country

Multiple Choice

You were the housing minister in the year 1996 for a country with 30 million people. You were asked to predict the population 15 years from 1996 as part of a 15 year master plan for housing. Census records show that the population was 22.684 million in 1986 and 26.087 million in 1991. What was your best prediction of the population 15 years from 1996?

A) 45.626 million
B) 40.974 million
C) 41.739 million
D) 52.470 million