SOLUTION: The current population of a town is 10,000 people. The population is decreasing according to the function P (t)=10,000(2^-0.03t) where t is the number of years from the present and

Question 1118495: The current population of a town is 10,000 people. The population is decreasing according to the function P (t)=10,000(2^-0.03t) where t is the number of years from the present and P is the population. What is the estimated population of the town after 3 years?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P (t)=10,000(2^-0.03t)

Like this: P(t)=10000(2^(-0.03t))

For the question, t=3.
--------Use a caclulator if necessary.
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