document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143585>Question 143585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Population of 280 animals decreases at an annual rate of 18%. Find the multiplier rate of exponential decay. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A(t) = 280(1-0.18)^t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(t) = 280(0.82)^t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplier rate: 0.82<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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