The current global human population is about 6.1 billion and is growing at an annual rate of 1.35 percent. If world population were to grow at this rate for the next year, approximately how many people would be added?

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Nora Nichols

30 December, 02:44

The current global human population is about 6.1 billion and is growing at an annual rate of 1.35 percent. If world population were to grow at this rate for the next year, approximately how many people would be added?

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Alfredo Hawkins · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The current global population is growing at an annual rate of 1.35 percent. The growth rate is exponential. We would apply the formula for exponential growth which is expressed as

A = P (1 + r) ^t

Where

A represents the population after t years.

t represents the number of years.

P represents the initial population.

r represents rate of growth.

From the information given,

P = 6.1 * 10^9

r = 1.35% = 1.35/100 = 0.0135

t = 1

Therefore

A = 6.1 * 10^9 (1 + 0.0135) ^1

A = 6.1 * 10^9 (1.0135) ^1

A = 6182350000

The number of people that would be added is

6182350000 - 6100000000

= 82350000