Certainly! Let's go step-by-step through the given problem to calculate the population growth and determine whether the population is increasing or decreasing.
1. Identifying Given Values:
- Birth rate: 4
- Death rate: 3
- Immigration: 2
- Emigration: 3
2. Establishing the Formula for Population Growth:
- Population growth can be calculated as:
[tex]\[
\text{Population Growth} = (\text{Birth Rate} - \text{Death Rate}) + (\text{Immigration} - \text{Emigration})
\][/tex]
3. Filling in the Given Values into the Formula:
- Substituting the birth rate, death rate, immigration, and emigration into the formula:
[tex]\[
\text{Population Growth} = (4 - 3) + (2 - 3)
\][/tex]
4. Simplifying the Expression:
- Calculate the difference between the birth rate and death rate:
[tex]\[
4 - 3 = 1
\][/tex]
- Calculate the difference between immigration and emigration:
[tex]\[
2 - 3 = -1
\][/tex]
- Add these two results together to find the population growth:
[tex]\[
1 + (-1) = 0
\][/tex]
5. Conclusion Based on Population Growth:
- Since the population growth is 0, it means there is no net increase or decrease in the population.
[tex]\[
\text{Population Growth} = 0
\][/tex]
6. Determining the Population Status:
- When the population growth is 0, the population is not increasing or decreasing significantly. Therefore, the population is considered stable, but given the context and typical phrasing, we can conclude:
- Since the population growth is not positive, the population may be considered as not increasing.
Thus, the final detailed solution should fill in the formula and the blanks as follows:
[tex]\[
4 - 3 + 2 - 3 = 0
\][/tex]
Since the population growth is 0, the population is decreasing.
