The town

The town population is 56000. It is decreasing by 2% every year. What will be the population of the town after 13 years?

Correct answer:

x =  43065

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a=56000 \\ q=2\mathrm{\%}=1-{\displaystyle \frac{2}{100}}=0.98 \\ n=13 \\ x=a\cdot q^n=56000\cdot 0.98^{13}=43065 \end{gathered}$$

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