Question

A tire in Albert's car has just sprung a leak and is losing pressure at a rate of 1% every hour. If the tire pressure is currently 271 kilopascals, what will it be in 18 hours?If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

226.2 Kilopascals

Explanation:

We know that the car is losing pressure at a rate of 1% every hour. This means that aftr each hour, the pressure of the car is 99% of the pressure in the previous hour