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?

Question: 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?

Answer: 300 (total residents left) : 5 (# of years) = 60

The answer you want would be 60.

60 people left each year