32. A fitness club has 4,000 members. The number y of members decreases by 5% each year. How many members will there be after 4 years? Round your answer to the nearest integer.(A) 3,138 members(B) 3,258 members(C) 3,800 members(D) 3,980 members
Q. 32. A fitness club has 4,000 members. The number y of members decreases by 5% each year. How many members will there be after 4 years? Round your answer to the nearest integer.(A) 3,138 members(B) 3,258 members(C) 3,800 members(D) 3,980 members
Calculate decrease factor: Step 1: Calculate the decrease factor for each year.To find the new number of members each year, we multiply the current number by 95% (since the membership decreases by 5% each year).Decrease factor = 100%−5%=95%=0.95
Apply decrease factor: Step 2: Apply the decrease factor for 4 years.We need to multiply the initial number of members by the decrease factor raised to the power of 4 to find the number of members after 4 years.Number of members after 4 years = 4,000×(0.95)4
Calculate exact number: Step 3: Calculate the exact number of members after 4 years. 4,000×(0.95)4=4,000×0.8145=3,258 (rounded to the nearest integer)
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