Asked by jamar

Castroville currently generates 44,989 tons of garbage per year, but the city is launching some recycling initiatives to bring that number down. If, as a result, the amount of garbage decreases by 5% each year, then how much garbage will be generated annually 10 years from now?
If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use exponential decay: 44989*(0.95)^10.

(0.95)^10 ≈ 0.598736939, so 44989*(0.95)^10 ≈ 26,936.6.

Answer: 26,936.6 tons.