SOLUTION: A population numbers 12,000 organisms initially and decreases by 2% each year.
Suppose
P
represents population, and
t
the number of years of growth. Write an exponen
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Question 1195536: A population numbers 12,000 organisms initially and decreases by 2% each year.
Suppose
P
represents population, and
t
the number of years of growth. Write an exponential model to represent this situation.
Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Decreasing by 2% per year means getting multiplied by (100-2)% = 98%, or 0.98, each year. So
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