TB Figure: 1
-According to TB Figure 1 above,in what year will the population totals for people under 14 and people over 60 be relatively the same?
A)Sometime in the 1950s
B)Sometime in the 1990s
C)In the year 2008
D)Sometime in the 2040s

Question

TB Figure: 1 
-According to TB Figure 1 above,in what year will the population totals for people under 14 and people over 60 be relatively the same?
A)Sometime in the 1950s 
B)Sometime in the 1990s 
C)In the year 2008 
D)Sometime in the 2040s

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

From TB Figure 1, we can see that the population of people under 14 is decreasing while the population of people over 60 is increasing. The two lines will intersect at some point in the future when the populations are equal. This intersection happens around the year 2040, making choice D the correct answer.