It is believed that India will overtake China to become the world’s most populous nation much sooner than previously thought (CNN, June 19, 2019). The accompanying data file, compiled by the World Bank, contains the population data, in millions, for India and China from 1960 to 2017. Construct a line chart that shows the changes in the two countries’ populations over time using two lines each with a unique color. Describe the overall trend of population growth in the two countries. Which country shows the faster population growth during the past 40 years?

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Year 1960 1961 T 2017 India 449.48 458.49 I 1339.18 China 667.07 660.33 I 1386.40