Question

A certain forest covers an area of 2600 km^2. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 4.75%. What will the area be after 11 years? Use the calculator provided and round your answer to the nearest square kilometer.

Answer 1

The area will be 1292.98 km² after 11 years.

Explanation:

To find what decreases by 4.57% each year in kilometers:

2600 × 4.57/100 = 26 × 4.57

= 118.82 km²

To find the area after 11 years:

118.82 × 11 = 1307.02

2600 - 1307.02 = 1292.98 km²

1292.98 km² is the answer.

Answer 2

1522km^2

Explanation:

To solve this, first convert the percentage to a decimal. That would be .0475.

Now subtract that from 1.0 to get the factor it decreases by. This would be 1-.0475 = .9525

Multiply 2600 x (.9525)^11 = 1522.258 which rounds to 1522 km^2