Question

A certain forest covers an area of 3000 km^2. Suppose that each year this area decreased by 3%. What will the area be after 14 years? Round answer to nearest square kilometer

Answer 1

after the 14 years

`3000(1-0.03)^(14)=3000(0.97)^(14)=1958.5`

answer: 1959 km^2