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Demand for Natural Gas. In 2013
world consumption of natural gas was approximately 117.2 trillion cubic feet and was growing exponentially at about 1.24% per year(Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.). If the demand continues to grow at this rate, how many cubic feet of natural gas will the gas the world use from 2015 to 2025?
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