Week 4 CMT Style Problem- 7th Grade

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

How much did population increase from 1990 - 1991 ____________ How much did population increase from 1991 - 1992 ____________ How much did population increase from 1992 - 1993 ____________ How much did population increase from 1993 - 1994 ____________ How much did population increase from 1994 - 1995 ____________ How much did population increase from 1995 - 1996 ____________ How much did population increase from 1996 - 1997 ____________ How much did population increase from 1997 - 1998 ____________ Add the numbers together above and then find the average. What was it? ________________________ The answer you found in number 2 is the average rate of growth per year. If the town continues to grow at that rate how many people will there be in 2002 which will have 5 years of growth from 1997 :