SOLUTION: 1. A population of tropical fish is decreasing at an annual rate of 6% per year.
(a) Write an equation to represent the total population of tropical fish as a function of time in
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Question 1073295: 1. A population of tropical fish is decreasing at an annual rate of 6% per year.
(a) Write an equation to represent the total population of tropical fish as a function of time in years.
(b) What is the monthly rate of decrease? Show your work.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(b)
0.5% decrease per MONTH;
(a)
y, population
p, initial population
x, time in years
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100-6=94
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