Week 4 CMT Problem - 8th Grade


The Population Boom

A small town experienced a population boom during the 1990s. The table below shows the town's population from 1990 to 1997.

POPULATION GROWTH
Year Population
1990 159
1991 215
1992 289
1993 370
1994 494
1995 576
1996 652
1997 790

  1. On a sheet of graph paper, construct a graph of the population growth from 1990 to 1997. Use the year on the X-axis and the population on the Y-axis.








  2. Find out what the average growth per year. Use that average growth to predict what the population would be for the next three years.





  3. What will the population be in the year 2007 if the growth rate remains the same. Explain how you got your answer.