An endangered species numbered 7,000 at the start of the year 2003 and at the start of 2014 numbered 1,000. Assuming the population follows the exponential decay model N(t)=N0e−ktN(t)=N0e−kt, predict in what year the population will fall below 100

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An endangered species numbered 7,000 at the start of the year 2003 and at the start of 2014 numbered 1,000. Assuming the population follows the exponential decay model N(t)=N0e−ktN(t)=N0e−kt, predict in what year the population will fall below 100. (Your answer must be a year).

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