A certain forest covers an area of 3700km^2. Suppose that each year this area decreases by 3.25% . What will the area be after 9 years? round your answer to the nearest square kilometer.

Answer 1

To find the area after 9 years, we need to multiply the original area by (1 - 3.25%) nine times.

(1 - 3.25%) = 0.9675

3700 km^2 * (0.9675)^9 ≈ 3700 km^2 * 0.785 ≈ 2904.5 km^2

Rounded to the nearest square kilometer, the area will be approximately 2905 km^2.