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document.write( "6) When Professor Holz’ cats were allowed outside, the population of birds and small fuzzy <BR>\n" );
document.write( "animals (chipmunks, squirrels, and rabbits) slowly decreased (both of his kitties are pretty <BR>\n" );
document.write( "good hunters!) The total population of the other animals decreased by 1% per week. If <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the neighborhood originally had 500 animals, how many were left after two years (104 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Initial population, multiplied by the weekly decay factor 104 times. The weekly decrease is 1%, so the weekly decay factor is 99%, or 0.99.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "500(0.99)^104<br><BR>\n" );
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