There are 30 homes in Neighborhood A. Each year, the number of homes increases by 20%. Just down the road, Neighborhood B has 45 homes. Each year, 3 new homes are built in Neighborhood B.

Part A: Write functions to represent the number of homes in Neighborhood A and Neighborhood B throughout the years. (4 points)
Part B: How many homes does Neighborhood A have after 5 years? How many does Neighborhood B have after the same number of years? (2 points)
Part C: After approximately how many years is the number of homes in Neighborhood A and Neighborhood B the same? Justify your answer mathematically.

Question

There are 30 homes in Neighborhood A. Each year, the number of homes increases by 20%. Just down the road, Neighborhood B has 45 homes. Each year, 3 new homes are built in Neighborhood B.

Part A: Write functions to represent the number of homes in Neighborhood A and Neighborhood B throughout the years. (4 points)
Part B: How many homes does Neighborhood A have after 5 years? How many does Neighborhood B have after the same number of years? (2 points)
Part C: After approximately how many years is the number of homes in Neighborhood A and Neighborhood B the same? Justify your answer mathematically.

imqwerty · Answer

Where exactly are you stuck?

imqwerty · Answer

$\Large\color{#A9FDAC}{hint:} \large{\color{#F1FFE7}{\text{if you increase a quantity x by  p percentage} \ \text{ then the quantity becomes}~~ \frac{p}{100}*x}}$