Question

A major fishing company does its fishing in a local lake. The first year of the company's operations it managed to catch 95,000 fish. Due to population decreases, the number of fish the company was able to catch decreased by 4% each year. How many total fish did the company catch over the first 10 years, to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

Answer/step-by-step explanation:

We know that during their first year, the company caught 95,000 fish, and the amount of fish caught decreased 4% each year. First, let's calculate 4% of 95,000, by doing the equation: 95,000 x 0.04 = 3,800

So, each year, the company catches 3,800 less fish.

In order to find out how many fish the company caught in ten years, we need to multiply 3,800 x 10 and then subtract it from 95,000. Then we need to multiply that number by 10.

3,800 x 10 = 38,000

95,000 - 38,000 = 57,000 x 10 = 570,000.

Therefore, the company caught a total of 57,000 fish in the first ten years.

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