Solve the problem.
-The population of a city at the beginning of 2005 is $1,259,000$. What will the population of the city be at the beginning of 2015 if it decreases by $2.4 \%$ each year? Round to the nearest whole number.
A) 987,470
B) 956,840
C) 963,771
D) $1,011,752$

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The population decreases by 2.4% each year, so the population at the beginning of 2015 will be 98.6% of the population at the beginning of 2014. The population at the beginning of 2014 will be 98.6% of the population at the beginning of 2013, and so on. Therefore, the population at the beginning of 2015 will be 98.6% of the population at the beginning of 2005.Population at the beginning of 2015 = 1,259,000 * 0.986^10 = 987,470 (rounded to the nearest whole number)

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