Suppose China’s GDP is growing by 7% a year and its population grows by 1% a year. Also suppose that US GDP grows by 3% a year and its population grows by 1% a year, and that in 2019 US GDP is 1.5 times China’s while US population is one quarter of China’s. If these growth rates continue                                     By what year will China’s GDP double? Its population? Its per capita GDP? In what year will China’s GDP equal US GDP?

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Suppose China’s GDP is growing by 7% a year and its population grows by 1% a year. Also suppose that US GDP grows by 3% a year and its population grows by 1% a year, and that in 2019 US GDP is 1.5 times China’s while US population is one quarter of China’s. If these growth rates continue                                    
By what year will China’s GDP double? Its population? Its per capita GDP?
In what year will China’s GDP equal US GDP?
In what year will China’s GDP per capita equal US GDP per capita?

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