document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=751125>Question 751125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the max population that earth can sustain is 40 billion. if the current population is 4.2 billion, in how many years will the max population be reached? Assume that each year the population is 2% more than the previous year. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #457000 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><B>timvanswearingen(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=timvanswearingen><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=457000\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with 4,200,000,000 and multiply by 1.02.  Continue to multiply each product by 1.02 until you reach 40,000,000,000 and you'll have your answer.  The number of times you multiplied is the number of years it will take. </SPAN>\n" );
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