How to Calculate Doubling Time2
How to Calculate Doubling Time
Understand the exponential growth rate formula.
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Rewrite this formula for continuous growth.
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Plug in values for a doubled population.
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Rearrange to solve for t. If you haven't learned about logarithms yet you may not know how to get the t out of the exponent.
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Plug in growth rate and solve.
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