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Chapter 52, Problem 8TYK
A population of 1,000 individuals experiences 462 births and 380 deaths in 1 year. What is the value of r for this population?
a. 0.842/individual/year
b. 0.462/individual/year
c. 0.380/individual/year
d. 0.820/individual/year
e. 0.082/individual/year
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