Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex] 11000= 18000 (1-0.08)^t[/tex]

And solving for t we got:

[tex] \frac{11}{18} = 0.92^t[/tex]

And if we apply natural logs we got:

[tex] ln(\frac{11}{18})= t ln (0.92)[/tex]

And then the value of t would be:

[tex] t = 5.906[/tex]

So then after 5.906 or 6 years we will have approximately 11000 or less for the population

Step-by-step explanation:

For this case we can use the following model:

[tex] P(t) = A (1+r)^t [/tex]

Where A = 18000 the initial value, r = -0.08 since is a decreasing rate and t the number of years. And we want to find the value of t until we have 11000 or lower and we can set up the following equation:

[tex] 11000= 18000 (1-0.08)^t[/tex]

And solving for t we got:

[tex] \frac{11}{18} = 0.92^t[/tex]

And if we apply natural logs we got:

[tex] ln(\frac{11}{18})= t ln (0.92)[/tex]

And then the value of t would be:

[tex] t = 5.906[/tex]

So then after 5.906 or 6 years we will have approximately 11000 or less for the population