Question

certain forest covers an area of 3000 km^2. suppose that each year this area decreases by 5.75%. what will the area be after 7 year

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Loss of 5.75% means ( 1 - .0575) remains after each year

After 7 years, this much will remain:

3000 km^2 * ( 1-.0575)^7 = 1981.9 km^2