Use the Given Growth Rate to Find the Approximate Doubling $0.4 \%$

question 50

Multiple Choice

Use the given growth rate to find the approximate doubling time and to predict the population in 50 years of a growingsuburban town (based on a current population of 100,000) .
-Use the average growth rate between 1850 and 1950 , which was about $0.4 \%$ .

• A) 177 years; population in 50 years \(= 126,827\)
• B) 170 years; population in 50 years \(= 112,617\)
• C) 185 years; population in 50 years \(= 117,167\)
• D) 175 years; population in 50 years \(= 121,901\)

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