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If the Rule of 70 gives a doubling time of 50 years, what is the approximate annual growth rate?

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Correct answer: 1.4 percent

The Rule of 70 connects annual growth rate and doubling time through the approximate formula growth rate = 70 divided by doubling time. The doubling time is given as 50 years, so substitute 50 into the denominator. The rate obtained is expressed in percent per year, because the Rule of 70 uses percentage growth rates.

Growth rate ≈ 70 ÷ 50 = 1.4 percent per year. Therefore, option C is correct. This means that a population growing at roughly 1.4 percent annually would take about 50 years to double if the rate stayed constant. A rate of 1 percent would imply a doubling time near 70 years, while 2 percent would imply about 35 years. The rule is an estimate rather than an exact demographic calculation.

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Rule Of 70Growth RateDoubling TimePopulation ProjectionPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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