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If a city's population grows by 14 percent while water-supply capacity rises by only 4 percent, what is the most likely result?

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Correct answer: Pressure on per-capita water capacity will increase

Per-person water capacity is found by dividing total supply capacity by population. Here, population grows much faster than supply capacity: 14 percent compared with only 4 percent. Thus the available capacity is being shared among relatively more people, so the capacity available to each person falls and pressure on the system rises.

For example, if initial capacity and population are both 100 units, the new values are 104 capacity units and 114 population units. Per-person capacity changes from \(100/100=1\) to \(104/114\), which is lower. Therefore, pressure on per-capita water capacity increases, making option A correct. This does not necessarily prove an immediate physical shortage, but it indicates greater pressure.

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Water SupplyPopulation PressureUrban GrowthInfrastructure CapacityPopulation GrowthThe World Population – DistributionDensity And GrowthThe World Population Distribution Density And Growth

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