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21 July, 12:21

Atown uses positive numbers to track increases in population and negative numbers to track decreases in population.

The population has decreased by 300 residents over the past five years. The same number of residents left each year.

What was the change in the towns population each year.

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  1. 21 July, 12:35
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    -60

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Increase in population is given by positive sign

    Change in population in 5 years = - 300

    Decrease in population is represented by negative sign

    Change in population in 1 year = - 300/5

    = - 60

    Town's population faces a decrease of 60 residents each year.
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