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The answer would be : <span>
D. The city's population is decreasing at a rate of .05 each year
The function : </span>

express a population decreasing of
5% each year.<span>
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Since length • width = area you need to put the expression with “x” in (parenthesis) and put the number without a variable outside the parenthesis ex: d. would be 5(8-3x) because you would do what’s in the parenthesis first. In this case length is in the parentheses you would have 5(your answer) which means 5•your answer
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