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A farmer estimates that he has 9,000 bees producing honey on his farm. The farmer becomes concerned when he realizes the population of bees seems to be decreasing steadily at a rate of 5% per year. If the number of bees in the population after x years is represented by f(x), which statements about the situation are true?

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Answer:

I think the answers are

The function f(x) = 9,000(0.95)x represents the situation.

After 2 years, the farmer can estimate that there will be about 8,120 bees remaining.

The range values, in the context of the situation, are limited to whole numbers.

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I hope this helps!

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