SOLUTION: The number of people that smoke cigarettes in Amador County has been decreasing at a rate of 5% per year. At the beginning of 2020, the number of people who smoke in the county is

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Question 1174301: The number of people that smoke cigarettes in Amador County has been decreasing at a rate of 5% per year. At the beginning of 2020, the number of people who smoke in the county is 4000. Answer the following questions assuming this rate of decrease will continue
Write an exponential equation in the form y=abx to model this situation.

Fill in the table of values that models this situation.

According to the model, how many smokers will there be in Amador County in the year 2030?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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N(t)=4000(1-0.05)^t or 4000(0.95)^t
N(2030)=4000(0.95)^10=2395 people
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