Use the Given Growth Rate to Find the Approximate Doubling $= 630,783$

question 30

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 current annual growth rate which is about 3.1%.

• A) 25 years; population in 50 years \(= 630,783\)
• B) 18 years; population in 50 years \(= 251,154\)
• C) 23 years; population in 50 years \(= 464,052\)
• D) 33 years; population in 50 years \(= 341,392\)

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