SOLUTION: The number of cats in a city is decreasing at a rate of about 0.5% every year. If in one year there are 3300 cats in the city, how many will there be in 6 years? Round to the neare
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Question 1077928: The number of cats in a city is decreasing at a rate of about 0.5% every year. If in one year there are 3300 cats in the city, how many will there be in 6 years? Round to the nearest whole number Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the number of cats are decreasing by 1/2% /year, then the cat population is 99.5% of what it was the year before. So the number of cats is:
3300(.995)^n where n is the number of years. For 6 years we have:
C=3300(.995)^6=3202.22928 cats at the end of 6 years. ☺☺☺☺
