If the age-specific fertility rate is such that 100 females of age class x would produce 50 offspring, what is the contribution of age class x to the overall population growth rate?

A. 0.75
B. 0.5
C. 2
D. 50
E. cannot be calculated with this information.


E. cannot be calculated with this information.

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