The population of a city decreases by 1% per year. If this year's population is p, which expression represents next year's population?0.99p0.999p0.01p1p
Q. The population of a city decreases by 1% per year. If this year's population is p, which expression represents next year's population?0.99p0.999p0.01p1p
Rephrase Problem: First, let's rephrase the "What expression represents the population of a city next year if it decreases by 1% per year from this year's population p?"
Calculate Decrease: To find next year's population, we need to subtract the decrease from the current population. A decrease of 1% means the population retains 100%−1%=99% of its current value.
Convert to Decimal: To express 99% as a decimal, we divide 99 by 100, which gives us 0.99.
Population Expression: Therefore, next year's population can be represented by multiplying this year's population p by 0.99. The expression for next year's population is 0.99p.
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