Question

In one city, 35% of all aluminum cans distributed will be recycled each year. A juice company distributes 110,000 cans. The number still in use after time t, in years, is given by

Answer 1

Answer: $n(t) = 110000(0.35)^t$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Rate of of all aluminum cans distributed will be recycled each year. = 35%

= 0.35

Total cans distributed =  110,000

Now , the number of cans recycled in 1 year = 110,000 ×0.35

The number of cans recycled in 2 years   = 110,000 ×0.35 ×0.35  = 110,000 ×(0.35)²

..so on

The number of cans recycled in t years   = $110000(0.35)^t$

Let n(t) be the number still in use after time t, in years:

Then, $n(t) = 110000(0.35)^t$