SOLUTION: Every day 3% of an iceberg melts away in the North Atlantic. If an iceberg starts at 1000 tons, write an equation that represents how much of the iceberg will be left after t days

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Question 858515: Every day 3% of an iceberg melts away in the North Atlantic. If an iceberg starts at 1000 tons, write an equation that represents how much of the iceberg will be left after t days.
A) A=1000-(3 X t)
B) A=1000(-0.03*t)
C) A=1000(1.03)*t
D) A=1000(0.97)*t

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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After each day, 97% is left from the previous day, = 0.97
--> 1000%2A0.97%5Et
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Use ^ (Shift 6) for exponents, * for multiply.