(Words apart) Per capita income most recently was about 160 times greater in the US that in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Suppose per capita income grows an average of 3 percent per year in the richer country and 6 percent per year in the poorer country. Assuming such growth rates continue indefinitely into the future, how many years would it take before per capita income in the Congo exceeds that of the US? (to simplify the math, suppose at the outset per capita income is $160000 in the richer country and $1000 in the poorer country.)
(Words apart) Per capita income most recently was about 160 times greater in the US that in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Suppose per capita income grows an average of 3 percent per year in the richer country and 6 percent per year in the poorer country. Assuming such growth rates continue indefinitely into the future, how many years would it take before per capita income in the Congo exceeds that of the US? (to simplify the math, suppose at the outset per capita income is $160000 in the richer country and $1000 in the poorer country.)
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(Words apart) Per capita income most recently was about 160 times greater in the US that in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Suppose per capita income grows an average of 3 percent per year in the richer country and 6 percent per year in the poorer country. Assuming such growth rates continue indefinitely into the future, how many years would it take before per capita income in the Congo exceeds that of the US? (to simplify the math, suppose at the outset per capita income is $160000 in the richer country and $1000 in the poorer country.)
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