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the number of trees in a rainforest decreased each month by 0.5% the forest currently has 2.5 billion trees write an expression to represent how many trees will be left in 10 years. then evaluate the expression
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Monthly factor = 1 − 0.005 = 0.995. Ten years = 10×12 = 120 months.
Expression: 2.5×10^9 · (0.995)^120
Evaluation: 2.5×10^9 · (0.995)^120 ≈ 1.37×10^9 trees (about 1,370,000,000 trees).
Expression: 2.5×10^9 · (0.995)^120
Evaluation: 2.5×10^9 · (0.995)^120 ≈ 1.37×10^9 trees (about 1,370,000,000 trees).
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