document.write( "Question 1130375: The world population in 1990 was approximately 5.4 billion. The population has been increasing at a rate of 1.6% per year.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #747034 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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x, number of years since 1990\r
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