The population of a town is 157,220 and is decreasing at a rate of 0.8% each year. Predict the population in 5 years (round to the nearest whole number).

151,031

Step-by-step explanation:

If the population of a town is decreasing at 0.8% each year, the new population of the town will be of what it was last year. To find 99.2% of something, multiply it by 0.992. Therefore, we can write the following equation:

, where is the population of the town years after the town had a population of 157,220.

Substitute into this equation to get the projected population after 5 years:

Therefore, in 5 years, the population should be 151,031.

the answer would be d

straight away you can eliminate a and c because not all books contain a scientific skill because some may be fiction. c is also wrong because it saids that the only way children can learn is through books which is incorrect.

b is also wrong because reading can be a scientific skill but not always, therefore it is wrong which leaves you with d, the correct answer since it said that it can children learn.

hope this ! : 3

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