Hillsboro has a population of 17,000 people. The town has been seeing its population decline by 5% every year. If this trend con

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Inessa [10]

3 years ago

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Hillsboro has a population of 17,000 people. The town has been seeing its population decline by 5% every year. If this trend con

tinues, what will the population be in 6 years?

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NikAS [45] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-15T19:59:30+03:00

NikAS [45]3 years ago

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You would set an equation 17000(.95)^6 and .95 because the value is depreciating and raising it to the 6th power because 6 is the amount of years you're trying to figure out the population amount.