SOLUTION: The population is decreasing at a rate of 5% per year. If the population is 28,400 today, what will the population be in 8 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if
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Question 1171524: The population is decreasing at a rate of 5% per year. If the population is 28,400 today, what will the population be in 8 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The population from one year to the next gets multiplied by (100%-5%) = 95%, or 0.95.
Starting at 28,400, after 8 years the population would be
Use a calculator; and round to the nearest whole number, since it is a population.
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