Solve the Problem $20.7$ Million and on January 1, 2010, It Has Risen To 1

Solve the problem.
-The population of a country on January 1, 2000, is $20.7$ million and on January 1, 2010, it has risen to $22.6$ million. Write a function of the form $P ( t ) = P _ { 0 } e ^ { r t }$ to model the population $P ( t )$ (in millions) $t$ years after January 1, 2000. Then use the model to predict the population of the country on January $1,2,017$ . round to the nearest hundred thousand.

A) $P = 20.7 e ^ { 0.00878 t } ; 24$ million
B) $P = 22.6 e ^ { 0.00878 t } ; 130$ million
C) $P = 22.6 e ^ { 0.00878 t } ; 26.2$ million
D) $P = 20.7 e ^ { 0.00878 t } ; 119$ million