document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1067201>Question 1067201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the human population doubles approximately ever 50 years. if there were 2.5 million people in 1950, how many people are forecasted to populate the earth in 2050? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #682387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=682387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if it doubles every 50 years, then 2.5 million in 1950 * 2 = 5 million in 2000 * 2 = 10 million in 2050.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "of course, you are probably talking billion, rather than million.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the world populations statistics are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1950 = 2.5 billion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2000 = 6.0 billion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2050 = 9.3 billion (projected)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's almost double every 50 years but not quite.\r<BR>\n" );
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