Question

In 1950, Town A had a population of 200 people and the population increased by 200 people each year. In 1950, Town B had a population of 200 people and the population increased by 10% each year. Which town will eventually have the greater population? Which town had the greatest population in 1990?

Answer 1

Answer:

Town B will eventually overtake Town A

in 1990 Town B will have a larger population

Step-by-step explanation:

To work out how big town A will be in 1990 you need to do 200 + (200x40) because you add 40 years worth of increased population onto the starting population

To work out how big town B will be in 1990 you need to use the equation 200 X 1.1^40 because to work out plus 10 percent you need to do 1.1 and do it to the power of 40 for how many years

in 1990 town a will have a population of 8200 and town B will have a population of 9051.85