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Question:
A population of insects, in thousands, can be modeled using the function
, where t is time in months. Which statement best
describes the population of insects?
A. The population is decaying at a rate of 3% each month.
B. The population is decaying at a rate of 25% each month.
C. The population is growing at a rate of 75% each month.
D. The population is growing at a rate of 97% each month.
Answer:
A. The population is decaying at a rate of 3% each month.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given

Required
True statement about the function
From the options, we can see that we are to answer the question on the basis of decay and growing rates.
An exponential form is:

Compare to 

If
, then
r represents growth rate
else,
r represents decay rate
Since b < 0.97:





Answer:
36⁄125 or if we are talking about the lowest term it is 9
/3125
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: 0.288 = 288⁄1000
Step 2: Simplify 288⁄1000 = 36⁄125 Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100",
<em>Or for the lowest term:</em>
Therefore 0.288% can be written as
0.288
100
.
Next, we can multiply by
1
in the form of
1000
1000
to eliminate the decimal in the numerator:
1000
1000
×
0.288
100
⇒
1000
×
0.288
1000
×
100
⇒
288
100000
.
We can now reduce the fraction as:
288
100000
⇒
32
×
9
32
×
3125
⇒
32
×
9
32
×
3125
⇒
9
3125
.