The number of trees in a rainforest decreases each month by 0.5%. The forest currently has 2.5 billion trees. Write an expression to represent how many trees will be left in 10 years. Then, evaluate the expression. Use the ^ symbol to represent an exponent.

The number of trees in a rainforest decreases each month by 0.5%. The forest currently has 2.5 billion trees. Write an expression to represent how many trees will be left in 10 years. Then, evaluate the expression. Use the ^ symbol to represent an exponent.

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter0: A Review Of Basic Algebra

Section0.2: Integer Exponents And Scientific Notation

Problem 149E

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The number of trees in a rainforest decreases each month by 0.5%. The forest currently has 2.5 billion trees.

Write an expression to represent how many trees will be left in 10 years. Then, evaluate the expression.

Use the ^ symbol to represent an exponent.

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