Question 196982: In 2000, the population of Town A was 9,400 and the population of Town B was 7,600. Since then, each year the population of Town A has decreased by 100 and the population of Town B has increased by 100. Assuming that in each case the rate continues, in what year will the two populations be equal?
Answer by briannadee(2)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If town A has a population of 9,400 and town B had a population of 7,600 in year 2000 and town A decreases and town B increases, then just keep adding and subtracting them to get the answer.
TOWN A- TOWN B+
9,400 2000 7,600
9,300 2001 7,700
9,200 2002 7,800
9,100 2003 7,900
9,000 2004 8,000
8,900 2005 8,100
8,800 2006 8,200
8,700 2007 8,300
8,600 2008 8,400
8,500 2009 8,500
So as you can see the year 2009 is when the both have to same population.
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