The population of a town was 57,000 in 1980 and 81,000 in 2010. Assume the rate of population increase is constant. What will the population be in 2015?

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Aaden Beltran

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2 August, 11:30

The population of a town was 57,000 in 1980 and 81,000 in 2010. Assume the rate of population increase is constant. What will the population be in 2015?

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Korbin Li · Answer 1

You have to find the equation that would fit the situation which would be 57,000+800x = population. Then the difference in the years from the year you are trying to figure out to 1980 is plugged in for x. so you would do 2015-1980=35 you would then plug in 35 of x in the equation. 57,000+800 (35) = 85,000.