Example problem The human population of the earth is growing at approximately 1.8%per year. The population at the start of 2001 was approximately 6 billion. If nothing were to slow the rate of population growth,what would the population be in the year 2101? 1313 Example problem • The human population of the earth is growing at approximately 1.8%per year. • The population at the start of 2001 was approximately 6 billion. • If nothing were to slow the rate of population growth, what would the population be in the year 2101?