Question

a town's population has been growing linearly. in 2003, the population was 59000, and the population has been growing by 1700 people each year. write an equation for the population x years after 2003.

Answer 1

The population after x years will be P = 29000 + 700x

Let the population after the years be represented by P

Population of the town in 2003 = 29000

Annual increase in growth = 700

Then, the population after x years will be:

P = 29000 + 700(x)

P = 29000 + 700x

Therefore, the population will be P = 29000 + 700x.