SOLUTION: Total emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have been increasing at about 3% per year (data from 2010 to 2011). If emissions continue to increase at
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Question 1178434: Total emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels have been increasing at about 3% per year (data from 2010 to 2011). If emissions continue to increase at this rate, about how much higher will total emissions be in 2035 than in 2010?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is a compound interest sort of problem
2035 is 25 more years of a 3% increase per year. Rule of 70 says doubling time is 70 (or 72)/rate, so here would expect the doubling to occur in 24 years. Would predict about double
1.03^25=2.0937 increase.
They will be 109.37% higher than they were in 2010.
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