Question

A major fishing company does its fishing in a local lake. The first year of the company's operations it managed to catch 115,000 fish. Due to population decreases, the number of fish the company was able to catch decreased by 6% each year. How many total fish did the company catch over the first 20 years, to the nearest whole number? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Rounded to the nearest whole number, the company caught 1,360,630 fish in total over the 20 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that a major fishing company does its fishing in a local lake, and the first year of the company's operations it managed to catch 115,000 fish but due to population decreases, the number of fish the company was able to catch decreased by 6% each year, to determine how many total fish did the company catch over the first 20 years, to the nearest whole number, the following calculation must be performed:  

Year 1: 115,000

Year 2: 115,000 x 0.94 = 108,100

Year 3: 108,100 x 0.94 = 101,614

Year 4: 101,614 x 0.94 = 95,517.16

Year 5: 95,517.16 x 0.94 = 89,786.13

Year 6: 89,786.13 x 0.94 = 84,398.96

Year 7: 84,398.96 x 0.94 = 79,335.02

Year 8: 79,335.02 x 0.94 = 74,574.92

Year 9: 74,574.92 x 0.94 = 70,100.42

Year 10: 70,100.42 x 0.94 = 65,894.40

Year 11: 65,894.40 x 0.94 = 61,940.73

Year 12: 61,940.73 x 0.94 = 58,824.29

Year 13: 58,824.29 x 0.94 = 54,730.83

Year 14: 54,730.83 x 0.94 = 51,446.98

Year 15: 51,446.98 x 0.94 = 48,360.16

Year 16: 48,360.16 x 0.94 = 45,458.55

Year 17: 45,458.55 x 0.94 = 42,731.03

Year 18: 42,731.03 x 0.94 = 40,167.17

Year 19: 40,167.17 x 0.94 = 37,757.14

Year 20: 37,757.14 x 0.94 = 35,491.71

TOTAL: 1,360,629.60

Thus, rounded to the nearest whole number, the company caught 1,360,630 fish in total over the 20 years.