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The population of a city decreases by 3.7% per year. If this year's population is pp, which expression represents next year's population?

The population of a city decreases by 3.7% per year. If this year's population is pp, which expression represents next year's population? class=

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Given data:

The rate at which the population is decreases is r=3.7%.

The expression for the population in the next year is,

[tex]\begin{gathered} y=1p-\frac{3.7}{100}p \\ =1p-0.037p \end{gathered}[/tex]

Thus, the first option is correct.

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