opulation P has doubled in 7 years, how long will it take to triple? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) yr low long will it take to quadruple? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) yr

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The population of a community is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people present at time t. If an initial
population P has doubled in 7 years, how long will it take to triple? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
yr
How long will it take to quadruple? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
yr
Transcribed Image Text:The population of a community is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people present at time t. If an initial population P has doubled in 7 years, how long will it take to triple? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) yr How long will it take to quadruple? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) yr
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