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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
1,500 people
1,500 people
300 people
300 people
240 people
240 people
3,000 people
3,000 people
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To find the average number of people the town will grow by in 5 years, we need to divide the total growth in 2 years by the number of years (2) and then multiply by the total number of years (5).
The average growth per year = total growth in 2 years / 2 years
= 600 people / 2 years
= 300 people per year
Total growth in 5 years = average growth per year * number of years
= 300 people per year * 5 years
= 1500 people
Therefore, the town will grow by 1500 people in 5 years.