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Question 1146400: The current population of a small city is 29000 people. Due to a loss of jobs, the population is decreasing by an average of 400 people per year. How many years (from now) will it take for the population to decrease to 25800 people?
A) Write an equation you can use to answer this question. Be sure all the numbers given above appear in your equation. Use x as your variable and use no commas in your equation.
The equation is
B) Solve your equation in part [A] for x.
Answer: x= Answer by Glaviolette(140) (Show Source):
