A population of wild cats in an area of the rain forest is increasing at a rate of 3% per year. What is the growth factor for the exponential function represented by this growth. A population of birds in the mountains of the Pyrenees is suffering form lack of food and it is decreasing at a rate of 3.25% per year. What is the decay factor related to this situation?
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