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If a country's growth rate is 0.7 percent, what is the approximate doubling time using the Rule of 70?

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Correct answer: 100 years

The correct answer is C: 100 years. The Rule of 70 is a quick estimate for doubling time: doubling time ≈ 70 ÷ annual growth rate expressed as a percentage. Here, the rate is 0.7 percent, so 70 ÷ 0.7 = 100 years. This means that if the rate remains approximately constant, the population would take about one hundred years to become twice its present size. Option A is wrong because 70 is the numerator of the rule, not the final answer when the rate is 0.7. Option B is wrong because 70 ÷ 0.7 is not 80. Option C is correct because the calculation gives exactly 100. Option D is wrong because it is twice the calculated estimate. The Rule of 70 is only an approximation; changes in birth rate, death rate, or migration can alter the actual time. Memory cue: divide 70 by the percentage rate, not by the decimal 0.007.

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Doubling TimeRule Of 70Population GrowthDemographyGeographyThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And GrowthClass 12 Mcq

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