SOLUTION: A forest covers an area of 4500km^2. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 5.25%. What will the area be after 8 years? Please round your answer to the nearest square kilome

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Question 1012425: A forest covers an area of 4500km^2. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 5.25%. What will the area be after 8 years? Please round your answer to the nearest square kilometer.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A forest covers an area of 4500km^2. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 5.25%. What will the area be after 8 years? Please round your answer to the nearest square kilometer.
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1 - 0.0525 = 0.9475
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Ans: 4500*0.9475^8 = 2923.12 sq km
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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