SOLUTION: The population of a town is increasing by 648 people per year. State whether this growth is linear or exponential. If the population is 1400 today, what will the population be in t

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Question 1129960: The population of a town is increasing by 648 people per year. State whether this growth is linear or exponential. If the population is 1400 today, what will the population be in three years?
Is the population growth linear or​ exponential? _____
What will the population be in three years? ______

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is linear growth
The equation is +P+=+648t+%2B+1400+
where +P+ is the current population
and +t+ is the number of yrs from today
+P+=+648%2A3+%2B+1400+
+P+=+3344+
3,344 population in 3 yrs