Solve
-The Population of a Certain Country Is Growing at a Rate

question 115

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-The population of a certain country is growing at a rate of $1.4 \%$ per year. How long will it take for this country's population to double? Use the formula $t = \frac { \ln 2 } { k }$ , which gives the time, $t$ , for a population with growth rate $k$ , to double. (Round to the nearest whole year.)

• A) 50 years
• B) 51 years
• C) 52 years
• D) 49 years

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