Question

There are 975 birds in an aviary. Each month, the number of birds decreases by 7%. There are 350 trees in the aviary. Each month, 7 trees are removed.

Part A: Write functions to represent the number of birds and the number of trees in the aviary throughout the months. (4 points)

Part B: How many birds are in the aviary after 12 months? How many trees are in the aviary after the same number of months? (2 points)

Part C: After approximately how many months is the number of birds and the number of trees the same? Justify your answer mathematically. (4 points)

Answer 1

Part A
975 x 7%^m
350 - 7m
Part B
408
266
Part C
22 months