Discussion:
Q: Suppose that the amount that your town's population grows each year is fixed (or constant). Choose the amount of population growth each year.
(Hint: Choose a whole number for your growth rate, rather than a percent.)
A) Year(t) Population (P)
t=0
(2010)
t=1
(2011)
t=2
(2012)
t=3
(2013)
t=6
(2016)
B) Find a linear equation in the form P=mt+b(y=mx+b), which gives the population, P, t years form 2010.
C) Use your equation in part b to approximate the population in the year 2030.
D) Use your equation in part b to approximate how many years it will take the population to reach 7000.
E) Graph this function in Ms Excel by plotting the x-axis and population on the y-axis.