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The enrollment at Sunshine College has been increasing by 45 students per year .Currently Sunshine College has 1100 students attending. Marigold College currently has 2000 students, but its enrollment is decreasing in size by an average of 15 students per year. If the two colleges continue their enrollment trends over the next few years, how many years will it take the schools to have the same enrollment?

HINT: Write the 2 equations and then set them equal to each other.

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Answer:

15 years

Explanation:

1100 + 45y

2000 - 15y

plug 15 into y and the equations answer should be the same

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