I need help solving something like this, I could really use an answer to this as an example to understand and get by for further similar questions.

for this example could we use the City of Chicago and State of Illinois?

Please and thank you.

Linear Equations and Inequalities:

Linear equations are a great way to determine the pace at which something is changing. The rate of change, or slope, can determine how quickly something is increasing or decreasing.

You are on the local zoning council in your city. The council needs to determine how rapidly the population in your city is increasing or decreasing. This will allow the council to determine the future needs of the city. You are going to determine the rate of change in population of your city. Include the name of your city and state in your post.

• an internet search to find the population of your city in 2015. Write as an ordered pair (2015, population).
• Find the current population of your city. Write as an ordered pair (current year, current population).
• Use the slope formula to determine the rate of increase/decrease, or slope, of a line drawn between the points that represent the population of 2015 and the current population. Round your answer to two decimal places. Show all the steps you used to arrive at this answer.

Is the population of your city increasing or decreasing? Does the rate of increase or decrease seem high, low, or somewhere in between? Use the rate of increase or decrease to make a recommendation to the council of your city on what the future needs of your city might be.