Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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Chapter 6 - Exponential Functions and Sequences - 6.4 - Exponential Growth and Decay - Exercises - Page 319: 19

Answer

Initial amount $a=575$ Rate of decay $r=60\%$ At $t=3,y=36.8$.$

Work Step by Step

The given expression is $\Rightarrow y=575(1-0.6)^t$ The standard form of an exponential decay function is $y=a(1-r)^t$ Initial amount $a=575$ Rate of decay $r=0.6=60\%$ Substitute $3$ for $t$. $\Rightarrow y=575(1-0.6)^3$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow y=575(0.4)^3$ Evaluate the power. $\Rightarrow y=575(0.064)$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow y=36.8$.
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