The function f(x) = 10,000(0.898)x , where x is the time in years, models a declining lemming population. How many lemmings will there be in 5 years?

Options:
About 10,001 lemmings
About 44,900 lemmings
About 50,004 lemmings
OR
About 5,840 lemmings

Question

The function f(x) = 10,000(0.898)x , where x is the time in years, models a declining lemming population. How many lemmings will there be in 5 years? 

Options: 
	About 10,001 lemmings
	About 44,900 lemmings
	About 50,004 lemmings
OR
	About 5,840 lemmings

amistre64 · Answer

let x = 5 and calculate ...

amistre64 · Answer

heres a clue tho, since the population is declining, we cant possibly have more lemmings then what we started with.