At the End of the Year 2000, the Total Reserves

question 53

Short Answer

At the end of the year 2000, the total reserves of a natural resource were approximately 500,000 m³. During 2001, 4000 m³ of the resource was consumed. A conservation organization sets a goal to decrease usage by 2% per year. If they can accomplish this, how many m³ of the resource will be left after 100 years? Round to the nearest whole number.

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