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If my town's population grows each year at 1,000 what would the population growth be in t= 2010.2011,2012, 2013,& 2016yrs

b) find linear equation in the form P = mt + b (y = mx + b), which gives the population, P, t years from 2010.

c) using the equation in part b to approximate the population in the year 2030.

d) using th equation in part b to approximate how many years it will take the population to reach 7000.

Please show how?
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This uses linear equations to predict population growth.

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Please find the answer in the attached file. Population in year 2010 was not given. However, I have derived the required expressions for part (c) and (d). Thank you.

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