From 2006 to 2010, Per Capita Real Gross Domestic Product

question 47

Multiple Choice

From 2006 to 2010, per capita real gross domestic product GDP) in China grew an average of 10.62 percent per year. At that rate, according to the Rule of 70, in roughly how many years will Chinese per capita real GDP double in size, beginning in 2006?

• A) 7.4 years
• B) 5.9 years
• C) 8.1 years
• D) 6.6 years
• E) 9.9 years

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