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South African Mathematics Olympiad First Round

South Africa algebra

Problem

It is estimated that there are km² of rain forest in Brazil, and it is being reduced at the rate of km² per year. If this rate stays the same, then the number of years before there is no rain forest left is approximately (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Solution
The number of years is
Final answer
A

Techniques

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