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

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

campbell_st · Answer

well 80% is the same as 0.80...


so that is the decline per year..... 0.80 per year

anonymous · Answer

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)

anonymous · Answer

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