Question

A certain forest covers an area of 4500 km^2 suppose that each year this area decreases by 4.5% what will the area be after 12 years?

Answer 1

Step 1

Given;

`\begin{gathered} \text{Area the forest covers=4500km}^2 \\ \text{The area decreases by 4.5\% yearly} \end{gathered}`

Required; To find area after 12 years

Step 2

State the formula for the population decrease

`P=P_0(1-r)^t`

where;

Step 3

Find the area after 12 years

Hence, the area the forest will cover after 12 years approximately to decimal places will be = $2589.72 km²