The population of Ketchum high school has been decreasing by 5% per year. If it's population is currently 2,600 students, which

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hichkok12 [17]

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The population of Ketchum high school has been decreasing by 5% per year. If it's population is currently 2,600 students, which

of te following is closer to its population two years from now?

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Olin [163] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-25T05:39:13+03:00

I think its 206 because you'll have to change 5% into a decimal and you'll
get 0.05 because you move the decimal place to the left 2 times. Then multiply
2,600 to 0.05 to get what the population decreasing for a year, (130) then multiply is by 2 (for 2 years) and you'll get
260 students.
-Have fun in math :/