Question

Question

The finch population in an area increased by 75 finches in 3 years. How many finches did the population grow by each year? (6.RP.2.c)

(1 point)
Responses

25 finches
25 finches

50 finches
50 finches

72 finches
72 finches

78 finches
78 finches

Answer 1

To find out how many finches the population grew by each year, you can divide the total increase in the population by the number of years.

The total increase is 75 finches over a period of 3 years.

Calculation: \[ \text{Increase per year} = \frac{\text{Total increase}}{\text{Number of years}} = \frac{75 \text{ finches}}{3 \text{ years}} = 25 \text{ finches/year} \]

So, the population grew by 25 finches each year.

The correct response is: 25 finches.