SOLUTION: Number of Farms
The number N of farms in the united States has declined continually since 1950. In 1950 there were 5,650,000 farms and in 2004 that number had decreased to 2,110,0
Algebra.Com
Question 478771: Number of Farms
The number N of farms in the united States has declined continually since 1950. In 1950 there were 5,650,000 farms and in 2004 that number had decreased to 2,110,000.
A. Find the value of k, and write an exponential function that describes the number of farms after time t, in years, where t is the number of years since 1950.
B. estimate the number of farms in 2006 and 2009?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
year
1950 5650000 farms
2004 2110000 farms
Difference
54 -3540000
Increase in life expectancy per year = -3540000 / 54 = -65555.56
K(t)= 5650000 + -65555.556 t
2006 t= 56
K(t)= 5650000 + -65555.556 * 56
K ( 56 )= 1978888.89 farms
In 2006 it is expected to be 1,978,889
RELATED QUESTIONS
My friend and I tried this word problem but we keep getting .01967 and not .029 like the... (answered by mananth)
The number of farms in a region is decreasing. In 1982 there were approximately 5.5... (answered by josmiceli)
Hello I need some help.
As the number of farms has decreased in llinios, the average... (answered by stanbon)
what is the average rate of change in the number of farms per year if:
in 1980 there... (answered by mananth)
The number of people in the Denver suburban area has grown exponentially since 1950... (answered by josgarithmetic)
The number of farms in the United States was 2.19 million in 2000. By 2006, the number... (answered by rfer)
1. through (-7,2) and parallel to 3x+5y=6
2. through (-7,2) and perpendicular to y=2x... (answered by )
The mean value of land and buildings per acre from a sample of farms is $1700, with a... (answered by stanbon)
The mean value of land and buildings per acre from a sample of farms is $1600, with (answered by Boreal)