In June 2012, about 2.4 billion people used th einternet - 100 times more than the number of people who ised it in June 1995. If the growth in internet usage is linear, about how many people were added on average each year from 1995 to 2012?

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In June 2012, about 2.4 billion people used th einternet - 100 times more than the number of people who ised it in June 1995. If the growth in internet usage is linear, about how many people were added on average each year from 1995 to 2012? 

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The number of people who used the internet in June 2012 is: P(2012)=2.4 billion

Let,

The number of people who used the internet in June 1995 is P(1995).

The number of people who used the internet 100 times more than the number of people who used it in June 1995. So,

P2012=100P1995

Substitute the given value in the above equation.

2.4=100P1995P(1995)=0.024 billion

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