SOLUTION: If Kenya has a population of 20,000,000 people and doubling time of 16 years and if the growth continues at the same rate, find the population in 22 years.

Question 111218: If Kenya has a population of 20,000,000 people and doubling time of 16 years and if the growth continues at the same rate, find the population in 22 years.
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
AN INCREASE OF 20,000,000 IN 16 YEARS IS PROPORTIONAL TO X GROWTH IN 22 YEARS.
20,000,000/16=X/22 CROSS MULTIPLY.
16X=22*20,000,000
16X=440,000,000
X=27,500,000 INCEREASE IN 22 YEARS CAN BE EXPECTED.
20,000,000+27,500,000=47,500,000 POPULATION IN 22 YEARS.

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