A publishing industry report predicts that magazine subscriptions will drop by 5% each year. If this prediction is correct, then how many subscribers will a magazine with 72,000 subscribers have in 5 years?

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Answer:

The no. of subscribers of the magazine after 5 years is = 55713

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Total subscribers (N) = 72000

Drop in subscriptions in each year (R) = 5%

No. of subscribers of the magazine in 5 years is given by

[tex]N_1 = N (\frac{R}{100} )^{T}[/tex]

[tex]N_1 = 72000 (0.95)^{5}[/tex]

[tex]N_1[/tex] = 55713

Thus the no. of subscribers of the magazine after 5 years is = 55713