SOLUTION: It has been estimated that one million people are added to the world's population every 4.5 days. Use this rate to answer the following question. How many babies to the nearest m

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Question 1150042: It has been estimated that one million
people are added to the world's population every 4.5 days. Use this rate to answer the
following question. How many babies to the nearest million are added each year?
Solve the problem using George Polya's four-step solution:

Answer by ikleyn(52921) About Me  (Show Source):
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The solution is in one line and includes one division operation and one multiplication operation


    How many babies to the nearest million are added each year = 1%2A%28365%2F4.5%29 = 81.111 millions.    ANSWER

Solved.


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Please do not disturb the name of the late professor George Polya in connection with so simple problems.

Let him to sleep in rest . . .

He was really a great educator, but would not be happy seeing his name used in connection with such trivial problem/problems.

Have a sense of proportion . . .