population size

[lauren21]

can someone help me with this:
A population has size 8000 at time t=0, with t in years.
(a) If the population decreases by 200 people per year, find a formula for the population, P, at time t
(b) If the population decreases by 4% per year, find a formula for the population,
[FONT=MathJax_Math]P[/FONT], at time [FONT=MathJax_Math]t[/FONT].

 

[Deleted member 4993]

can someone help me with this:
A population has size 8000 at time t=0, with t in years.
(a) If the population decreases by 200 people per year, find a formula for the population, P, at time t
(b) If the population decreases by 4% per year, find a formula for the population,
[FONT=MathJax_Math]P[/FONT], at time [FONT=MathJax_Math]t[/FONT].

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