Question

The salmon population in a particular stream in Alaska decreased from 148,000 in 1997 to 129,00 in 2002. Predict the salmon population in 2015.

(Please include how you got the answer, thank you)

Answer 1

129,000*

please help!!

Answer 2

Without more information on the predation or death rates of the salmon, I would treat the given information as coordinate points (expecting a continued decline) and then use the equation of the line containing those points to predict the number for the year 2015.

Answer 3

thank you!