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
240 people
240 people
3,000 people
3,000 people
300 people
300 people
To find the average growth rate per year, we need to divide the total growth by the number of years.
In the last 2 years, the population has grown by 600 people.
So, the average growth rate per year would be 600/2 = 300 people.
Therefore, the town will grow by an average of 300 people in 5 years.