Over a 7-year period, the number of uninsured mo­torists in New Mexico dropped from 33% to 10% because an up-to-date computer database allowed the state to better police its requirements for car and truck liability insurance. Assuming the de­crease occurred uniformly and compounded annu­ally, what was the annual rate of the decrease?

What will be an ideal response?


There are no tables for negative interest rates. Write the equation for i < 0% values

F = P(1 – i)?
10 = 33(1 – i)?
0.303030 = (1 – i)?
0.303030^1/7 = (1 – i)

i = -15.7% per year

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