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the city of west park has population of 11,000 people. it’s population is decreasing at the rate of 4.5% each year. find the population in 25 years

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Answer:

3479

Explanation:

Each year, the population is multiplied by 1 - 4.5% = 0.955. After 25 years, the population will have been multiplied by 0.955^25 ≈ 0.316289. At that time, the population will be approximately ...

11000 · 0.316289 ≈ 3479

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