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The number of industrial jobs in Jefferson County is decreasing by 9% per year. If there are 18,200 industrial jobs this year, estimate the number of industrial jobs , to the nearest hundred, 11 years from now.

 Jun 7, 2016
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18,200 (.91)^t    gives the number of jobs after t years.....so....when t = 11, we have

 

18,200 (.91) ^11  = about 6449 jobs   [ 6400 to the nearest hundered]

 

 

 

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 Jun 7, 2016

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