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29 April, 13:39

1. A population of tropical fish is decreasing at an annual rate of 6% per year. (a) Write an equation to represent the total population of tropical fish as a function of time in years. (b) What is the monthly rate of decrease? Show your work.

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  1. 29 April, 13:56
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    The total population of tropical fish is given by P (t) = Po (1 - 0.06) ^t = Po (0.94) ^t

    where Po is the initial population and t is the number of years.

    The monthly rate = 6%/12 = 0.5%.
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