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1. Cagbalete is an Island of 3500 square miles off the coast of Mauban. There are 150, 000 inhabitants
of the Island. Last year, there were 7000 new children and 5,000 were recorded as deceased.
d. In how many years the Cagbalete will the double the population?
=70/1.4
=50 years
2. Given a 2020 world population growth rate of of about 1.05% per year, how long would it take
the world’s population to be double?
=70/1.05
=66.67 years
If a country doubles in 47 years, what its population growth rate during that time?
=70/47
=1.48 or 1.5% Growth rate
3. Calculate the Growth rates and doubling times of the following countries listed below
Country Birth rate Death rate Growth rate Doubling rate
UK 12 8 0.4% 175
4. According to the 2019 census, Quezon contained 500, 672 people. In 2020, there were an
estimated 506,680, that translates to a growth of 1.2%. Based on this growth what will be the
population of Quezon be 7 years from now?
(6008)(7)+512,688=554,744
(6008)(50)+512,688= 813,088