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

240 people
240 people

3,000 people
3,000 people

300 people
300 people

Answer 1

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.