The Population of a city has been decreasing by 0.12% a year on average. If this trend continues, and the population was 79,318 and 2016, estimate the cities population in 2025.

The city's population in 2025 will be 78,465.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

Initial population in 2016 = 79,318

Annual decreasing rate = 0.12% = 0.0012

2. Estimate the city's population in 2025.

Let's use the following formula for answering the question:

P (x) = P₀ * (1 - r) ˣ, where:

P (x) represents the population after x years after 2016

P₀ represents the initial population

r represents the annual decreasing rate

x represents the number of years after 2016

Replacing with the real values, we have:

x = 2025 - 2016

x = 9

P (x) = 79,318 * (1 - 0.0012) ⁹

P (9) = 79,318 * (1 - 0.0012) ⁹

P (9) = 79,318 * 0.9892517

P (9) = 78,465