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document.write( "4500 km2. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 8.75%. What will the area be after 6 years? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that each year this area decreases by 8.75%. What will the area be after 6 years?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: Each year 1 - 8.75% = 91.25% of the acreage survives.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A(6) = 4500*0.9125^6 = 2597.82<BR>\n" );
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