Rework problem 15 in section 2 of Chapter 5 of your textbook about the growing suburb and the declining city using the following data: Assume that the suburb has a population of 628000 and is growing at a rate of 6000 per year. Assume that the city has a population of 832000 and is declining at a rate of 11000 per year. In how many years will the populations of the suburb and the city be equal?  What will the populations be when they are equal?

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 Rework problem 15 in section 2 of Chapter 5 of your textbook about the growing suburb and the declining city using the following data: Assume that the suburb has a population of 628000 and is growing at a rate of 6000 per year. Assume that the city has a population of 832000 and is declining at a rate of 11000 per year.

In how many years will the populations of the suburb and the city be equal? 

What will the populations be when they are equal? 

 

 

 

 

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