Question

A small country emits 150,000 kilotons of carbon dioxide per year. In a recent global

agreement, the country agreed to eut its carbon emissions by 5.4% per year for the
next 14 years. In the first year of the agreement, the country will keep its emissions at
150,000 kilotons and the emissions will decrease 5.4% in each successive year. How
many total kilotons of carbon dioxide would the country emit over the course of the
14 year period, to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

The total kilotons of carbon dioxide the country would emit over the course of the 14-year period is approximately 1,629, rounded to the nearest whole number