1. What is asked in the problem? 2.What are the given facts?
3.What is the operation to be used?
4.what is the mathematical sentence?
5.what is the solution?

You have $600,000 saved for retirement. your account earns 5.5% interest. how much, to the nearest dollar, will you be able to pull out each month, if you want to be able to take withdrawals for 20 years?

Ariana starts with 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance. the amount of the substance decreases by 20% each week for a number of weeks, w. the expression 100(1−0.2)w finds the amount of radioactive substance remaining after w weeks. which statement about this expression is true? a) it is the difference between the initial amount and the percent decrease. b) it is the difference between the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks. c) it is the initial amount raised to the decay factor after w weeks. d) it is the product of the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks.

Jayne is studying urban planning and finds that her town is decreasing in population by 3% each year. the population of her town is changing by a constant rate. true or false?