Question

1. a food bank collects 324,887 items in one year. the food bank expects to collect about the same number of items during the next year. about how many items can the food bank plan to collect in the 2 - year period? explain how you chose your estimate.

Explanation:

Step1: Assume a linear - growth pattern (simplest estimate).

If we assume the number of items collected grows linearly, and we know the number of items collected in one year is 324,887.

Step2: Calculate for 2 years.

To estimate the number of items for 2 years, we multiply the number of items in one year by 2. So, \(324887\times2 = 649774\).

Answer:

About 649,774 items. We assumed a linear - growth pattern where the number of items collected per year remains the same as the previous year for this estimate.