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22 November, 12:42

In 1950, the use of coal in the US was 114.6 million tons. The use of coal has decreased by 6.6% per year since then. Estimate the amount of coal used in the US in 2010. Round to the nearest tenth of a million tons.

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  1. 22 November, 12:51
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    The exponential function

    c (x) = 114.6 * (1 - 0.066) ^x

    evaluates to about 1.9 (million tons) for x = 60 years after 1950.

    The amount of coal used in the US in 2010 is estimated at 1.9 million tons.
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