The number of fish in a lake decreased by 25% between last year and this year last year there were 60 fish in the lake what is the population this year? if you get stuck consider drawing a diagram

45

Step-by-step explanation:

Decreasing by 25% means that there is 25% less of last years amount or 0.25x less. It also means that this year there is only 75% of what was last year actually in the lake or 0.75x. Since last year, there were 60 fish, this means this year there is 0.75(60) = 45. This year has 45 fish.

answer: c, the green line

step-by-step explanation:

there is no black line, eliminate b.

simple interest implies periodic payments, but the red line shows no payments, eliminate d.

simple interest has equal payments. if paid say every day, the graph is about a straight line (actually a stairstep).

the yellow line is not straight, eliminate a.

check: the green line is straight, answer is c.

simple interest with positive interest rate gives a straight line sloping up to the right. green line:

g(t) = $100 + ($200-$100) ÷ (20 years) × (t years)

= $100 + (4%/year) × ($100)(t years)

incidentally, the yellow line curving upward represents continuously compounded interest

y = $100 × 2^(t years / (14 assuming the yellow line hits $200 at 14 years. 2^0 is 1, so y(0) = $100; 2^(14/14) is 2, so y(14) = $200.