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A study of the annual population of bees in a county park shows the population, B(t)𝐵(𝑡), is declining due to pesticide usage and can be represented by the function B(t)=1872(.83)t𝐵(𝑡)=1872(.83)𝑡, where the t𝑡 represents the number of years since the study started. Based on the function, what is the percent the bees population declines by each year?

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A study of the annual population of bees in a county park shows the population, B(t)𝐵(𝑡), is declining due to pesticide usage and can be represented by the function B(t)=1872(.83)t𝐵(𝑡)=1872(.83)𝑡, where the t𝑡 represents the number of years since the study started. Based on the function, what is the percent the bees population declines by each year?

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The bee population declines by 17% each year. This is determined by subtracting the rate of the function, 0.83, from 1 (as 1 or 100% would represent no change). So, 1 - 0.83 = 0.17 or 17%.

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