document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125559>Question 1125559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The table shows that approximate population of the world in the past centuries.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "YEAR     WORLD POPULATION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1549       4.20x10^8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1649       5.45x10^8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1749       7.28x10^8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1849       1.17x10^9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i) the number of times that the population in 1849 is as large as that in 1649,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii) the number of times that the population of China is as large as that of the world in 1749 given that the population of China in year 2000 is approximately 1.23 billion where 1 billion = 10^9 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #741868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><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=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=741868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"number of times as large\" indicates you will need to divide:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i)  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281.17%2A10%5E9%29+%2F+%285.45%2A10%5E8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281.17%2A10%5E9%29+%2F+%285.45%2A10%5E8%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = (approx) <b>2.147</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ii)  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281.23%2A10%5E9%29+%2F+%287.28%2A10%5E8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281.23%2A10%5E9%29+%2F+%287.28%2A10%5E8%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = (approx) <b>1.690</b>\r<BR>\n" );
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