we are given
the population is 1600 initially
so, we will get first point as
(0,1600)
after 5 years, the population is 2110
so, we will get another point as
(5,2110)
Since, the population of a certain town is growing at a constant rate
so, we can use average rate formula
[tex]r=\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}[/tex]
now, we can plug values
and we get
[tex]r=\frac{2110-1600}{5-0}[/tex]
[tex]r=102[/tex]
the rate at which the population is increasing is 102 people per year.......Answer
