Answer
The decay factor is 0.94
Work Step by Step
A decrease of 6% annually means the population becomes 100%-6%=94% so we multiply by 0.94. Therefore, the decay factor is 0.94.
Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281140
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-114-9
Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - 7-7 Exponential Growth and Decay - Lesson Check - Page 463: 4
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