document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073295>Question 1073295</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.	A population of tropical fish is decreasing at an annual rate of 6% per year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)	Write an equation to represent the total population of tropical fish as a function of time in years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b)	What is the monthly rate of decrease? Show your work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.5% decrease per MONTH;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y, population<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p, initial population<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, time in years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100-6=94 </SPAN>\n" );
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