Question 23.36

6. Similar to the rule of 72 used in banking and explained in Exercise 11 in Chapter 21, the rule of 69 says that if a country’s population continues to grow at a constant rate of r% per year, then it will double in size every 69/r years. Apply the rule of 69 to estimate the doubling times for the following populations (figures are for mid-2015).

980

  1. Africa, 1166 million, 2.6%
  2. United States, 321 million, 0.77%