A certain region started with 187 wild coyotes. Due to drought the region had only 46 coyotes remaining after 6 months. Which of the following is the 6-month decay factor (rounded to the nearest hundredth)?
A) 5.20
B) 47.00
C) 0.63
D) 0.25
E) 4.07

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The decay factor is calculated by dividing the final amount by the initial amount, which is 46 / 187 = 0.246, rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.25.

A Certain Region Started with 187 Wild Coyotes