A town uses positive numbers to track increases in population and negative numbers to track decreases in population.The population has decreased by 300 residents over the past 5 years. The same number of residents left each year.What was the change in the town's population each year?residents
Q. A town uses positive numbers to track increases in population and negative numbers to track decreases in population.The population has decreased by 300 residents over the past 5 years. The same number of residents left each year.What was the change in the town's population each year?residents
Calculate Total Decrease: The total decrease over 5 years is 300 residents. To find the yearly change, divide the total change by the number of years.
Find Yearly Change: Check the calculation for any errors. 300 divided by 5 should give a whole number since 300 is a multiple of 5.