Question

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Answer 1

So this is basically what I told you NOT to do in the last question, you have to take the percent and add it to to every number

Answer 2

So how do you get the rate of change?

Answer 3

Is it 9?

Answer 4

Well the rate of change isn't constant in this case
For example, for the first two months I would have to do
1.8% of 500+500=509
1.8% of 509 + 509=518.162
And so on, so forth

Answer 5

But you can make your life a whole lot easier if you write out the equation and substitute in for x
I suggest looking at this website for how to write exponential equations
http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/ae7/expdecayl.htm

Answer 6

The relation is nonlinear. I'll use this website to explain why on my question. :) Thanks for the help.

Answer 7

Np :)