It is projected that the South African population will increase by \( 17,045 \% \) from 2022 to 2030 . Determine the projected South African population in 2030

To project the population in 2030, you start with the current population in 2022. Let's say the population in 2022 is represented as \( P \). A \( 17,045 \% \) increase means the population will grow to \( P + 170.45P \), which simplifies to \( 171.45P \). So, in 2030, the projected population will be \( 171.45 \) times the population in 2022. For example, if the 2022 population is approximately \( 60 \) million, then \( 171.45 \times 60 \) million equals about \( 10.29 \) billion, indicating an astronomically high increase that suggests either a miscalculation or misunderstanding of the percentage increase!