What is the growth factor of the following example? Assume time is measured in the units given.A forest shrinks 80% per century.

If a forest shrinks by 80% each century, 20% remains after each century: 100% − 80% = 20%. As a decimal, 20% is 0.20, so the growth factor is 0.20 per century, choice b.

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