College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Exponential Functions - 6.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 437: 109

Answer

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Work Step by Step

a) By plugging in $t=1$ into the formula: $P(1)=100(0.3)^{1}=30$ b) By plugging in $t=2$ into the formula: $P(2)=100(0.3)^{2}=9$ c) The meaning of it is that each year $30\%$ of the people survived and then survive again.
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