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A biologist studied the population of rats in a barn. He found that the average natality was 250, average mortality 240, immigra- tion 20 and emigration 30. The net in- crease in population is

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10

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15

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`05`

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zero

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A biologist studied the population of rats in a barn. He found that the average natality was 250, average mortality 240, immigration 20 and emigration 30. The net increase in populations is :

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