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In Miller county, the voting in annual elections have gone down by a consistent percentage each year and can be modeled bythe function y = 5,700(0.94) What does the value 0.94 represent in the function?The decay factor of voters.The initial number of voters.The number of time intervals.The number of voters after t years,

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Answer:"The decay factor of voters."Step-by-step explanation:The compound decay equation is:[tex]y=P(1-r)^t[/tex]Wherey is the final value (after t years)P is the initial value (here, 5700)r is the rate of decay t is the time in yearsLooking at the "(0.94)" factor and matching with the equation, we see this part is:(1-r) = 0.94Solving for r,r 0 1 - 0.94 = 0.060.06 * 100 = 6%So, the decay is 6%And, we can say (0.94) [[which is 1 - 0.06]], is the decay factor for voters.First answer choice is right.