Over the last 50 years the population has doubled. Today the world population is 7 billion people. What is the average rate of change of the worlds population?

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Gajos asked Jul 21, 2023

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Over the last 50 years the population has doubled. Today the world population is 7 billion people. What is the average rate of change of the worlds population?

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70000000 (70 million people per year)

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Average rate of change for this case is:

r = difference in the population / time range
r = (7 000000000 - 3 500000000)/50 = 70000000

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