document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1001191>Question 1001191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8.) according to the EPA, we sent 251 million tons of garbage to landfills in 2012, and a function for future landfill use is: y=251(0.943)t that gives the millions of tons of garbage at t years after 2012<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.) interpret this by determining if the landfill use is growing or decaying, and the rate of growth/decay.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.) use the function to estimate the amount of garbage that will go to landfills in 2015 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #618505 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=618505\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Examine <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=251%280.943%29%5Et ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=251%280.943%29%5Et\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the base .943 is less than one, the function is decreasing and so is landfill usage (supposedly).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 2015, t=3, so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=251%280.943%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=251%280.943%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "210.48 million tons of garbage </SPAN>\n" );
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