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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)
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240 people
240 people

1,500 people
1,500 people

300 people
300 people

3,000 people

Answer 1

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.