Rule of 70: A formula estimating doubling time: doubling time = 70 / growth rate (%).
How to apply it: Use the Rule of 70 to calculate that a population growing at 2% per year will double in approximately 35 years.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Populations
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