On January 1st ,2014, approximately 450 thousand buildings in the United States (US) had solar panels. This number increased by a total of about 180 thousand over the next 12 months. Assuming a constant rate of change, approximately how many months after January 1st ,2014 would 900 thousand buildings in the US have solar panels?□
Q. On January 1st ,2014, approximately 450 thousand buildings in the United States (US) had solar panels. This number increased by a total of about 180 thousand over the next 12 months. Assuming a constant rate of change, approximately how many months after January 1st ,2014 would 900 thousand buildings in the US have solar panels?□
Calculate Rate of Increase: Calculate the rate of increase per month.Rate of increase =Number of monthsTotal increase over 12 months=12 months180,000 buildings=15,000 buildings per month
Find Additional Buildings Needed: Find out how many more buildings are needed to reach 900 thousand from the initial 450 thousand.Additional buildings needed = Target number of buildings - Initial number of buildings= 900,000 buildings - 450,000 buildings= 450,000 buildings
Calculate Number of Months: Calculate the number of months needed to reach an additional 450,000 buildings at the rate of 15,000 buildings per month.Number of months = Additional buildings needed / Rate of increase per month= 15,000 buildings per month450,000 buildings= 30 months