From 2000 to 2010, the number of downloads of a song declined to 18,000. The number of downloads will continue to decline at a rate of 4.1% each year.How many downloads will there be of the song in the year 2030?Round to the nearest whole number.Enter your answer in the box.

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Answer:
If the downloads decline by 4.1% each year, then each year, the download factor is (1 -.041) or .959.
So, after 3 years, the number of downloads equals
18,000 * .959^3 =
18,000 * 0.881974079 =Β 
15,875.53

After 20 years (the year 2030), the downloads would equal
18,000 * .959^20 =
18,000 * 0.4328846075 =
7,791.9229342437 =
7,792 (rounded)


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