Question

Starting in 2015 the population of a local town is decreasing at a rate of 4.5% per year. in 2015 there were 230,000 people living in this town

write an exponential function to model this situation then find the predicted population in 2023

Answer 1

Answer: 147,200

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Y= 230,000(.045)x ---------> 230,000(.45)(2) =20,700 ---------> 230,000 -20,700= 209,300 The answer is 209,300 people.