Question

What is the growth factor of the following example? Assume time is measured in the units given.A forest shrinks 80% per century.
a. 20 per century
b.0.20 per century
c.80 per century
d.0.80 per century

Answer 1

well 80% is the same as 0.80...


so that is the decline per year..... 0.80 per year

Answer 2

ok. I realized that that is what 80 percent would be as a decimal but the wording of the problem just messed me up... Thanks for your help! :o)

Answer 3

it was 0.20.... i got the answer wrong