The population of a small town is increasing by 52 people per month. If the current population is 5693 people, how many months ago was the population 3613 people?

Question

asked May 27, 2020 74.1k views

1 Answer

Maneesh Srivastava · Answer 1 · 2020-06-01T21:43:33+0000

Answer:

40

Explanation:

The population has increased by 5693 -3613 = 2080 people. At 52 people per month, that increase represents a time period of ...

(2080 people)/(52 people/mo) = 2080/50 mo = 40 mo

40 months ago, the population was 3613.