The population of Boomtown is currently 3000 and expected to grow by 2.3% over the next year. What will its population be by then?

The population of Dullsville, on the other hand, is currently 13000 and expected to
decrease by 4.1% over the next year. What will its population be by then?

a) The Expectation of the Population  to grow in the next year

                         = 3069

b) The Expectation of the Population decrease in the next year

                         = 12,467

Step-by-step explanation:

Explanation:-

a)

The population of Boom town is currently 3000

Given expected to grow by 2.3 % over the  next year

                  =

                  = 69

The Expectation of the Population growth in the next year

                         = 3000 +69 = 3069

b)

The population of town is currently 13000

Given expected to grow by 4.1 % over the  next year

                  =

The Expectation of the Population decrease  in the next year

                         = 13000 - 533 = 12,467

part 1 answer = 8

part 2 answer = 72

step-by-step explanation:

part 1 explanation = add all of the numbers, then divide by how many numbers you have. so, 200/25 = 8.

part 2 explanation = not gonna lie, this is hard to explain, so just google how to do it.

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents