Problem 17 (1998 AJHSME) — AJHSME

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Problems 15, 16, and 17 all refer to the following:

In the very center of the Irenic Sea lie the beautiful Nisos Isles. In $1998$ the number of people on these islands is only $200$ , but the population triples every $25$ years. Queen Irene has decreed that there must be at least $1.5$ square miles for every person living in the Isles. The total area of the Nisos Isles is $24,900$ square miles.

In how many years, approximately, from $1998$ will the population of Nisos be as much as Queen Irene has proclaimed that the islands can support?

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