Question

Can anyone help me !

The population of a small town is 54,922 and has been continuously declining at a rate of 3.6% each year. What is the approximate population of the town in 10 years?

Answer 1

the key thing to remember about continuous growth or decay is that the constant e will be involved

Answer 2

and you'll be using this equation

A = Pe^(r*t)

Answer 3

I got 38,064

Answer 4

I'm getting roughly the same

Answer 5

if you're rounding to the nearest whole number, then yes it's 38064