Answer:
a) decay
b) 2,950,000
c) 0.025
d) 
e) 2,409,123
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Part (a)</u>
Exponential DECAY, since the population was decreasing annually.
<u>Part (b)</u>
Initial amount = 2,950,000 people (in the year 2000)
<u>Part (c)</u>
Decay factor = 2.5% = 0.025 (in decimal form)
<u>Part (d)</u>
General form of exponential decay function:

where:
- a = initial amount
- r = rate of decay (in decimal form)
- x = time (in years)
Given:


<u>Part (e)</u>
To determine the city's population in 2008:


Please attach the figure.
Kendra's dog has and outside pen enclosed by a fence.the area of the pen is 135 square feet of the pen is 15 feet long how wide is it?
Answer: 9 feet
Expanded Numbers Form:
<span><span> 4,000,000 </span><span>+500,000 </span><span>+0 </span><span>+8,000 </span><span>+200 </span><span>+20 </span><span>+7 </span></span>
Expanded Factors Form:
<span><span> 4 ×1,000,000 </span><span>+5 ×100,000 </span><span>+0 ×10,000 </span><span>+8 ×1,000 </span><span>+2 ×100 </span><span>+2 ×10 </span><span>+7 ×1 </span></span>
Expanded Exponential Form:
<span><span>4 × 106</span><span>+<span>5 × 105</span></span><span>+<span>0 × 104</span></span><span>+<span>8 × 103</span></span><span>+<span>2 × 102</span></span><span>+<span>2 × 101</span></span><span>+<span>7 × 100</span></span></span>
Word Form:
four million,
five hundred eight thousand,
<span>two hundred twenty-seven</span>