The President of the World Bank Has Asked You to Calculate

question 32

Multiple Choice

The president of the World Bank has asked you to calculate the average population growth rate of Nigeria from 1960 to 2004.You know the population in 1960 is about 40 million and in 2004 about 137 million.The average growth rate is about:

• A)-1.0 percent.
• B)103.0 percent.
• C)100.0 percent.
• D)-3.0 percent.
• E)3.0 percent.

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