SOLUTION: If the population of a state is 1,821,000 and is decreasing by 0.2% every year, What will be the population in 5 years? Round to the nearest whole number.

Question 1015033: If the population of a state is 1,821,000 and is decreasing by 0.2% every year, What will be the population in 5 years? Round to the nearest whole number.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Decrease by 0.2% means keeping 99.8% every year.

t in years, p population,

Now just LET t=5, and evaluate, to answer your question.
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