A town’s population increases at a rate of 2.3% every year. The current population is 7,500 people. Which equation models this scenario?

7500 ( 1.023 ) ^(x)

Step-by-step explanation:

x is the number of years that go by

Increasing by a fixed percent each year tells you that you’re working with exponential growth.

Since the population grows by 2.3% each year, the next year’s population will be 102.3% of the previous year.

The starting population (current population is 7500.

P = 7500 (1.023)^t, where P is the population and t is the number of years from today.

-8

OR

1. -5 is less than 3

2. 3 is greater than -5

-5 < 3

Step-by-step explanation:

−5 − 3

= −5 − 3

= −5 + −3

= −8

OR

1. -5 is less than 3 because -5 is a negative number and has less value

2. 3 is greater than -5 because 3 is a positive number and has a greater value

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