Problem:
In the county of East Westmore, statisticians estimate there is a baby born every 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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Solution:
The net growth per day in East Westmore is births death people. There are typically days in a year, so the population grows by about , or close to people a year.
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