document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1168222>Question 1168222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider this scenario: A town's population has been decreasing at a constant rate. In 2010 the population was 5,500. By 2012 the population had dropped to 5,300. Assume this trend continues.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Predict the population in 2016. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #792839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=792839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CONSTANT rate so your two points (x,y) are (0,5500) and (2,5300), using x=0 to mean for year 2010.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A couple choices you have are try interpolation, or make an equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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