(Answered) If the basic arithmetic of economic growth holds​ true, then as the​ world’s population​ increases,…

Part 1
If the basic arithmetic of economic growth holds true, then as the world’s population increases, poverty rates will
rise.
remain the same.
fall.
There is no relationship between population growth rates and poverty rates.
Part 2
Since 1981, the world’s population has increased by more than 70 percent. Has the prediction you determined above held true for growth rates today?
No, increased economic freedom has enabled the increasing population to produce more real GDP per capita, thereby reducing global poverty rates.
Yes, there are no other circumstances that would cause poverty rates to be any different than those predicted by the basic arithmetic of economic growth.
Yes, if there are more people, then dividing a constant amount of real GDP by a larger number of people reduces real GDP per capita and raises the poverty rate.
Uncertain, as we determined above, there is no relationship between population growth rates and poverty rates.