Question

What equation represents a population of 210 animals that decrease at an annual rate of 14%?

Answer 1

So for this, we will be using exponential form, which is y = ab^x (a = initial value, b = growth/decay).

Since we start off with 210 animals, that is our a variable.

Next, since this is *decreasing* by 14%, you are to subtract 0.14 (14% in decimal form) from 1 to get 0.86. That will be your b variable.

Putting everything together, your equation is y = 210(0.86)^x