Question

The current population of a small city is 38500 people. Due to a loss of jobs, the population is decreasing by an average of 150 people per year. How many years (from now) will it take for the population to decrease to 36400 people?

A) Write an equation you can use to answer this question. Be sure all the numbers given above appear in your equation. Use X as your variable and use no commas in your equation.

B) Solve your equation in part [A] for X

Answer 1

Answer: Equation form: y=mx+b m=slope b=y-intercept slope= -375 y-intercept= 29000 equation: population now, 0 years x = years from now y= -375x + 29000 375x=3000 x=8

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