A major fishing company does its fishing in a local lake. The first year of the company's operations it managed to catch 70,000 fish. Due to population decreases, the number of fish the company was able to catch decreased by 8% each many total fish did the company catch over the first 14 years, to the nearest whole year. How питber?

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A major fishing company does its fishing in a local lake. The first year of the
company's operations it managed to catch 70,00o fish. Due to population decreases,
the number of fish the company was able to catch decreased by 8% each year. How
many total fish did the company catch over the first 14 years, to the nearest whole
питber?
Transcribed Image Text:A major fishing company does its fishing in a local lake. The first year of the company's operations it managed to catch 70,00o fish. Due to population decreases, the number of fish the company was able to catch decreased by 8% each year. How many total fish did the company catch over the first 14 years, to the nearest whole питber?
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