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The National Center for Health Statistics reported that 557,271 Americans died of cancer i...

The National Center for Health Statistics reported that 557,271 Americans died of cancer in 2002, and that number declined to 556.902 deaths in 2003.

a. Find a natural growth model that gives the number of Americans who died of cancer as a function of years after 2002.


b. What was the annual percentage decrease in the number of Americans dying of cancer?


c. If this trend continues, how many years will it take for American cancer deaths to fall below 500,000?

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