Question

In a certain geographic location, a herd of elephants is declining at a rate of four percent every year. If there are currently 62 elephants in the herd, create an exponential decay function to model the problem. Let
y represent the number of elephants after t years. (1 point)

O y=62(0.04)*
O y=62(0.96)*
O y=62(0.6)*
O y=62(1.04)*

Answer 1

y = 62(0.96)^t

Explanation: A 4% annual decline means multiply by 1 − 0.04 = 0.96 each year, so y = 62(0.96)^t.