document.write( "Question 963360: a town with 10000 residents is losing .3% of the population per month due to a poor economy. I need to come up with a equation to see how many they lose in one year and then in every year for 10 years. I can't use my calculator for the -0.003 so I am stumped. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #588596 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can't use the calculator, why?
\n" ); document.write( "First year:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10000%281-0.3%2F100%29=9970\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Second year:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9970%281-0.3%2F100%29=10000%281-0.3%2F100%29%5E2=9940\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then for each year,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%28n%29=10000%281-0.3%2F100%29%5En\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28P%28n%29=10000%280.997%29%5En%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now use the calculator and calculate all the values from 3 to 10.
\n" ); document.write( "I'll do $\"n=10\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%2810%29=10000%280.997%29%5E10=10000%280.970402%29=9704\"$
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