document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115835>Question 1115835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 500 millions CDs were sold in 2007. Average decrease of sales annually is 1.13%. When will it reach reach 20 million?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 - 1.13 = 98.87% of sales each year --> 0.9887<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500*0.9887^t = 20 --- t in years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t<BR>\n" );
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