Suppose that the equation N = 500(0.07)0.7t represents the number of employees working t years after a company begins operations. (a) How many employees are there when the company opens (at t = 0)? employees (b) After how many years will at least 100 employees be working? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) yr

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Suppose that the equation

N = 500(0.07)0.7t

represents the number of employees working t years after a company begins operations.

(a) How many employees are there when the company opens (at t = 0)?
employees

(b) After how many years will at least 100 employees be working? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
yr
 
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