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 300 people 300 people 240 people 240 people 1,500 people 1,500 people 3,000 people
To calculate the average growth in population over 5 years based on the given information, we first need to determine the average annual growth from the 600-person increase over the last 2 years.
The average annual population growth is:
600 people / 2 years = 300 people per year.
Now we can project this average annual growth over the next 5 years:
300 people/year * 5 years = 1,500 people.
Therefore, on average, the town will grow by 1,500 people in 5 years.