The world population was 6.9 billion at the end of 2010 and is predicted to reach 9

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The world population was 6.9 billion at the end of 2010 and is predicted to reach 9 billion by the end of 2050.

(a) Assuming the population is growing exponentially, what is the continuous growth rate per year? 

(b) The United Nations celebrated the “Day of 6 Billion” on October 12, 1999, and “Day of 7 Billion” on October 31, 2011. Using the growth rate in part (a), when is the “Day of 8 Billion” predicted to be?

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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