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A bike tire just ran over a nail, and it is losing pressure at a rate of 5% every minute. The tire pressure is currently 1,300 kilopascals. What will it be in 3 minutes? If nece…

A bike tire just ran over a nail, and it is losing pressure at a rate of 5% every minute. The tire pressure is currently 1,300 kilopascals. What will it be in 3 minutes? If nece…
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A bike tire just ran over a nail, and it is losing pressure at a rate of 5% every minute. The tire pressure is currently 1,300 kilopascals. What will it be in 3 minutes? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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User Tomas Javurek
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Answer:

1,114.6 kPa

Explanation:

P(t) = 1300 (0.95)^t

P(3) = 1300 (0.95)^3

P(3) = 1114.6

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