<PRE><B>Question 953493</B>
&quot;an annual rate of change -31%&quot; ----&gt; r = -0.31


1 + r = 1 + (-0.31) = &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;0.69&lt;/font&gt; is the decay factor.

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