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Use a growth rate of 1.5% to predict the population in 2073 of a country that in the year 2006 had a population of 300 million. Use the approximate doubling time formula.

(Round the final answer to the nearest whole number as needed. Round the doubling time to the nearest year as needed.)

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In this solution, we use a growth rate to predict the population of a country.

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First, the approximate doubling time is 70/1.5=46.67=47 years.

Then, since the ...

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