document.write( "Question 107581: In the year 2006 it was discovered that global population was increasing at the annual rate of 1.7%. In what year will the global population be double? \n" ); document.write( "

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I get sometime late in 2064
\n" ); document.write( "I start with population = p in 2006
\n" ); document.write( "2006 p
\n" ); document.write( "2007 p + .017p
\n" ); document.write( "2008 p + .034p
\n" ); document.write( "2009 p + .051p
\n" ); document.write( "the question is, what year do I reach p + p = 2p?
\n" ); document.write( " $\".017x+=+1\"$ How many .017 's until I get to 1?
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+58.82\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2006+%2B+58.82+=+2064.82\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This is late Sept of 2064 \n" ); document.write( "

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