Question

Ginny is studying a population of frogs. She determines that the population is decreasing at an average rate of 3% per year. When she began her study, the frog population was estimated at 1,200. Which function represents the frog population after x years?

A. f(x) = 1,200(1.03)x
B. f(x) = 1,200(0.03)x
C. f(x) = 1,200(0.97)x
D. f(x) = 1,200(0.97)x

Answer 1

c and d are the same

Answer 2

It is C and D

Answer 3

you can only choose one but the x at the end of D is bolded. does that matter?

Answer 4

to my mind it doesn't matter