In 1973, the bald eagle population on nature preserved was 1,700. Since then, the population has been decreasing by 3.5% per year. The exponential decay equation which represents this situation is A=1700(1-0.035)^t, where A represents the number of bald eagles and t represents the number of years since 1973. Suppose t was a negative number (meaning before 1973), what can you identify about the A, the number of bald eagles.

A.the number of bald eagles will be less than 1700.
B.the number of bald eagles will be more than 1700
C.the number of bald eagles will still be 1700

Question

In 1973, the bald eagle population on nature preserved was 1,700. Since then, the population has been decreasing by 3.5% per year. The exponential decay equation which represents this situation is A=1700(1-0.035)^t, where A represents the number of bald eagles and t represents the number of years since 1973. Suppose t was a negative number (meaning before 1973), what can you identify about the A, the number of bald eagles.

A.the number of bald eagles will be less than 1700.
B.the number of bald eagles will be more than 1700
C.the number of bald eagles will still be 1700

anonymous · Answer

or D.There is not enough information to analyze this problem