Solve Unit Rate Problems Quick Check
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Question
A town’s population has grown by 600 people in the last 2 years. On average, how many people will the town grow by in 5 years?(1 point)
Responses
240 people
240 people
1,500 people
1,500 people
300 people
300 people
3,000 people
To solve this problem, we need to find the average growth rate per year.
The town's population has grown by 600 people in the last 2 years, so the average growth rate per year is 600/2 = 300 people.
Therefore, in 5 years, the town will grow by 5 * 300 = 1500 people.
The correct answer is 1,500 people.
To solve this unit rate problem, we need to first find the average growth rate per year. We can do this by dividing the total growth in population (600 people) by the number of years (2 years).
Average growth rate per year = Total growth in population / Number of years
= 600 people / 2 years
= 300 people per year
Now, we can find the population growth in 5 years by multiplying the average growth rate per year (300 people) by the number of years (5 years).
Population growth in 5 years = Average growth rate per year x Number of years
= 300 people/year x 5 years
= 1500 people
Therefore, the town is expected to grow by 1500 people in the next 5 years. So, the correct answer is "1,500 people".
To find the average number of people the town will grow by in 5 years, we need to first find the average number of people it grows by in 1 year.
Given that the town grew by 600 people in the last 2 years, we can calculate the average growth rate per year by dividing 600 by 2.
Average growth rate per year = 600 / 2 = 300 people
Now, we can find the average number of people the town will grow by in 5 years by multiplying the average growth rate per year by 5.
Average growth in 5 years = 300 * 5 = 1500 people
Therefore, the correct answer is 1,500 people.