A town's population is 10,000 and is growing at a rate of 5% per year. What will the population be in 3 years?
Real-World Population Growth & Decay Challenges for 8th Grade

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English, Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
12000
11000
11576
10500
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A city has a population of 50,000 that is decreasing by 2% each year. What will the population be after 4 years?
45000
48000
50000
46118
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wildlife reserve has 200 deer, and the population is increasing by 10% annually. How many deer will there be in 5 years?
250
322
280
400
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A bacteria culture starts with 1,000 bacteria and doubles every hour. How many bacteria will there be after 6 hours?
128000
50000
64000
32000
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A town's population graph shows a steady increase from 15,000 to 20,000 over 5 years. What is the average annual growth rate?
6.67%
10%
5%
8%
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A city experiences a population decline from 80,000 to 60,000 over 10 years. What is the average annual decay rate?
2000
3000
1500
2500
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fish population in a lake is currently 5,000 and is expected to decrease by 15% each year due to overfishing. How many fish will be left after 2 years?
4500
5000
3000
3612
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