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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Responses

1,500 people
1,500 people

300 people
300 people

3,000 people
3,000 people

240 people

Answer 1

To find the average population growth over 5 years, we can first determine the average annual growth based on the growth over the last 2 years.

The town's population grew by 600 people in 2 years. To find the average annual growth:

\[ \text{Average annual growth} = \frac{600 \text{ people}}{2 \text{ years}} = 300 \text{ people per year} \]

Now, to find the expected growth over the next 5 years:

\[ \text{Growth in 5 years} = 300 \text{ people/year} \times 5 \text{ years} = 1,500 \text{ people} \]

Thus, the town is expected to grow by 1,500 people in the next 5 years.