Question

is 120". Find the value of x.
8. The line graph shows the number of people in
a town in each year from 2002 to 2012
Town Population
25
20
15
Number of people in thousands)
10
S
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Year
(i) Between which two years did the town have
the greatest increase in the number of people?
(ii) Using data from the line graph, construct
a table showing the number of people in
the town over the 11 years.
(iii) Find the percentage increase in the number
of people in the town from 2009 to 2012,
(iv) Suggest a reason for the sudden increase in
the number of people in 2012.​

Answer 1

Answer:

For example, a population with a 2% annual growth would have a doubling time of 35 years.