SOLUTION: Could someone help me with this problem? Suppose a town experiences population decline that can be modeled by the following:(a) p=po/(t+1) where t is the number of years from 2010

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Question 404721: Could someone help me with this problem? Suppose a town experiences population decline that can be modeled by the following:(a) p=po/(t+1) where t is the number of years from 2010 and the population is 2000.(b) Fill in the chart.(c)Use the equation from part a to determine how many years it would take for the population to reach 400. Round to two decimal places if necessary.
year(t) population (p)
t=0
(2010 ) 2000

t=1
(2011)
t=2
(2012)
t=3
(2013)
t=6
(2016)
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Suppose a town experiences population decline that can be modeled by the following:(a) P(t) = Po/(t+1) where t is the number of years from 2010 and the population is 2000.
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(b) Fill in the chart.
t=0
(2010 ):: 2000
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t=1
(2011)::: 2000/2 = 1000
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t=2
(2012)::: 2000/3 = 667
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t=3
(2013)::: 2000/4 = 500
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t=6
(2016)::: 2000/6 = 286
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(c)Use the equation from part a to determine how many years it would take for the population to reach 400. Round to two decimal places if necessary.
year(t) population (p)
400 = 2000/(t+1)
t+1 = 2000/400
t+1 = 5
t = 4 years
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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