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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A population of cheetahs has a birth rate of 5 and a death rate of 15. Immigration is 2, and emigration is 4. What is its population growth? A. –14 B. –12 C. 12 D. 14

OpenStudy (aaronq):

So these are rates of either increasing (birth/immigration) or decreasing (death/emigration) the population. so \(rate_{total}=5-15+2-4=-12\)

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