Question

The current student population of Orlando is 2300. If the population decreases at a rate of 12.5% each year. What will the student population be in 5 years?

Write an exponential growth model for the future population P(x) where x is in years:


What will the population be in 5 years? (Round to nearest student)

Answer 1

Rounding to the nearest student, the student population in Orlando after 5 years would be approximately 1020 students.