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The population of a town 4 years ago was 50,000 people. by this year, the city's population had grown to 63,124 people. answer each of the questions below by typing in your answers..

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Final answer:

The population of the town would approach 7 billion in 260 years based on a growth rate of 7% per year and a doubling time of 10 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

The growth rate of the town's population is 7% per year, which corresponds to a doubling time of 10 years. Using this growth rate, we can verify if the population would approach 7 billion in 260 years. Starting with a population of 100 in the year 1900, we can calculate the population for each subsequent decade using the formula:

Population = Initial Population * (1 + Growth Rate)^(Number of Decades)

By plugging in the values, we can calculate that the population would indeed approach 7 billion in the year 2160.

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