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Baby Born Population Rate

950BeginnerCombinatoricsAlgebra

AMC 8 · 2012 · Problem 2

In the country of East Westmore, statisticians estimate there is a baby born every $ 8 $ hours and a death every day. To the nearest hundred, how many people are added to the population of East Westmore each year?

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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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