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The llama population on an island is decreasing by 10 percent per year. Use an exponential equation find the population after 10 years if the population started with 50,000 llamas at the end of year 1.(1 point)
Responses

15,690
15,690

19,371
19,371

17,433
17,433

49,900

Answer 1

19,371

Explanation: If you have 50,000 at the end of year 1, the population after the end of year 10 is 9 more years of 10% decay:
P = 50,000(0.9)^9 ≈ 19,371.