To determine:
The per capita growth rate if the size of population triples in a year.
Introduction:
The change in the
Explanation of Solution
If the size of a population triple in a year, then the per capita growth will be:
Here, the change in time (
So,
Let the starting population is
Therefore,
So,
If the population triples in size in a year, then the per capita growth rate will be equal to
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