document.write( "Question 315607: World Population was 6.7 billion and the exponential growth rate was 1.14% per year. source : u.s. Census Bureau \r
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\n" ); document.write( "C. When will the world population be 8.0 billion \r
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In 2008,the world population was 6.7 billion and the exponential growth rate was 1.14% per year.
\n" ); document.write( "A. Find the exponential growth function
\n" ); document.write( "A(t) = 6.7 bil (1.14)^t where t is the number of years after 2008.
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\n" ); document.write( "B. Predict the world population in 2014
\n" ); document.write( "A(6) = 6.7 bil (1.14)^6 = 6.7 bil (2.1950) = 14.71 billion
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\n" ); document.write( "C. When will the world population be 8.0 billion
\n" ); document.write( "8 bil = 6.7 bil (1.14)^t
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\n" ); document.write( "1.194 = 1.14^t
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\n" ); document.write( "Take the log:
\n" ); document.write( "t*log(1.14) = log(1.194)
\n" ); document.write( "t = 1.35 years
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