The population of town a increases by 5% every year. its current population is 700,000. town b, which currently has 550,000 residents, increases by 6.5% each year. if the growth of each town continues to increase at the current rate, what is the difference in the populations of town a and town b at the end of 5 years?

Town A has 139,849 more residents than Town B after 5 years, compared to 150,000 more at the beginning of the 5 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Town A

y = 700000(1.05)ˣ

Town B

y = 550000(1.065)ˣ

After 5 years:

Town A has 893,397.0938, rounded to 893,397 residents.

Town B has 753,547.6649, rounded to 753,548 residents.

Town A has 139,849 more residents than Town B after 5 years, compared to 150,000 more at the beginning of the 5 years.

arithmetic sequence: a sequnce in which the diffrence between any two consecutive terms is the same

step-by-step explanation:

8121 because

130,000 divided by 16 is 8121