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30 Points! A population of 800 cheetahs decreases by 13% per year. How many cheetahs will there be in the population after 5 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A. 1,474 B. 399 C. 735
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A population of 800 cheetahs decreases by 13% per year. How many cheetahs will there be in the population after 5 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
A. 1,474
B. 399
C. 735
D. 347
Please help! im begging you!

User Ricardo Romo
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Answer:

B

Explanation:

Decrease of 13% means:

100-13 = 87% of the previous

In 5 years:

800(0.87)⁵

398.7367366

Almost 399

User David Newcomb
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The closest I came to was 397 so I would go with B.399

Hope this helps
User Mark Coleman
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