A. What is the approximate doubling time (nearest year) for 5% continuous growth?

B. What be the approximate doubling time (nearest year) for 14% continuous growth?

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A. What is the approximate doubling time (nearest year) for 5% continuous growth?

B. What be the approximate doubling time (nearest year) for 14% continuous growth?

AZ · Answer

Are you learning about population growth?

AZ · Answer

You have to know the rule of 70

doubling time = 70/r

and r is your growth rate

ramen · Answer

So for the first problem, it would simply be 70*.05?

snowflake0531 · Answer

actually, 5, not 0.05

AZ · Answer

We're dividing not multiplying

and we keep the number as a percent

ramen · Answer

OHHHHHHHHHHH. I can't believe I didn't figure this out...... Thanks guys lol

AZ · Answer

Of course!

ramen · Answer

I have one more question real quick that I'll post