Question

The population of Laredo, Texas, was about

215,500 in 2007. It was about 123,000 in 1990. If we
assume that the population growth is constant and t
represents the number of years after 1990, write a
linear equation with an integer slope to estimate p,
Laredo's population for any year since 1990.

Answer 1

The linear equation representing the population growth since 1990 is p = 92t + 123000.

Where p is the population, 92 is the growth rate (215500-123000)/(2007-1990), and t is the years after 1990.

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Answer 2

Answer:5441 is the population increase per year and 123,000 is when we start added the population increase. to get this equation i found the population increase between 2007 and 1990 which is 215,500-123,000 which is 92,500. to find the population increase per year you divide that by 17 which is the difference between 2007 and 1990 and you would get 5441.176. but since you can have part of a person i rounded it to 5441.

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