Question

A population of fish starts at 8,000 and decreases by 6% per year. what is the population of fish after 10 years?

14,327

839

7,680

4,309

Answer 1

4309

Explanation:

8000 × (1 - 6/100)¹⁰

8000 × 0.94¹⁰

4308.920913

Answer 2

4308 fish

Explanation:

Well you can just look at the answer and tell

14327 is not possible at all, thats an increase

839 is way too low

7680 doesn't make sense at all

4,309 is the most reasonable