Use the Given Growth Rate to Find the Approximate Doubling $= 362,289$

Multiple Choice

Use the given growth rate to find the approximate doubling time and to predict the population in 50 years of a growingsuburban town (based on a current population of 100,000) .
-Use the average growth rate between 1850 and 1950, which was about 2.6%.

A) 27 years; population in 50 years $= 362,289$
B) 37 years; population in 50 years $= 280,056$
C) 29 years; population in 50 years $= 468,670$
D) 22 years; population in 50 years $= 216,488$