CPM Homework Help : CCG Problem 4-117

Woottonville currently has a population of $1532$ people and is growing at a rate of approximately $15$ people per year. Nearby, Coynertown has a population of $2740$ people but is decreasing at a rate of approximately $32$ people per year. In how many years will the towns have the same population?

Hint:

Write an equation for Wootonville.

Step:

The equation for Wootonville is $y=1532+15x$ .

Help:

Use the same idea to write an equation for Coynertown.

More Help:

Use the Equal Values method to solve the system of equations you wrote.