The population of a town is increasing by 300 inhabitants each year. If its population at the beginning of 1990 was 21,152, what was its population at the beginning of 1999?

A) 380,520 inhabitants

B) 23,852 inhabitants

C) 190,260 inhabitants

D) 23,552 inhabitants

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Brisa Booker

26 October, 23:50

The population of a town is increasing by 300 inhabitants each year. If its population at the beginning of 1990 was 21,152, what was its population at the beginning of 1999?

A) 380,520 inhabitants

B) 23,852 inhabitants

C) 190,260 inhabitants

D) 23,552 inhabitants

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Matthias Snow · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

You take the starting year of 1990 and subtract it from 1999 to get the year span of 9,

You then take the amount per year the population goes up by which is 300, so 300 multiplied by 9 is 2,700

You add 2,700 to 21,152 to get B-23,852

The population of a town is increasing by 300 inhabitants each year. If its population at the beginning of 1990 was 21,152, what was its population at the beginning of 1999?A) 380,520 inhabitantsB) 23,852 inhabitantsC) 190,260 inhabitantsD) 23,552 inhabitants

The population of a town is increasing by 300 inhabitants each year. If its population at the beginning of 1990 was 21,152, what was its population at the beginning of 1999?

A) 380,520 inhabitants

B) 23,852 inhabitants

C) 190,260 inhabitants

D) 23,552 inhabitants