Question

A certain forest covers an area of 3700 km. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 5.5%. What will the area be after 15 years?
Use the calculator provided and round your answer to the nearest square kilometer.

Answer 1

Answer:

1584 square kilometers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here's the function I use.

$y=a(1-r)^t$

a= starting amount

r= rate

t= years

First step: $y=3700(1-0.055)^1^5$

Second step: $=3700(0.945)^1^5$

Third step: =1583.72164269

Fourth step: Round to the nearest square kilometer. Since 1583.7 is closer to 1584, you must round up.

Fifth step: The final answer is $1584 km^2$

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