Apopulation of 1200 leopards decreases by 12% per year. how many leopards will there be in the population after 6 years? round your answer to the nearest whole number.

557

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that a population of 1200 leopards decreases by 12% per year.

So, we will use exponential function:

Where is the population left.

is the initial population.

r = rate of decrease

x = time

Now

r =12%=0.12

x = 6 years

Substitute the values.

Thus there will be 557 leopards in the population after 6 years.