The population of Hannah’s town increased from 1,500 to 2,600 in five years. At what rate is the population increasing?

The population is increasing at the rate of 220

Explanation:

Given that the population of Hannah's town is increased from 1500 to 2600 in five years.

This can be written in expression as

 and

We need to determine the rate of change of population.

The rate of change can be determined using the formula,

where and

Substituting the values in the formula, we have,

Simplifying, we have,

Dividing, we get,

220

Thus, the population is increasing at the rate of 220

207/8 is the right

answer: -1

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