Subscriptions to a popular fashion magazine have gone down by a consistent percentage each year and can be modeled by the function y = 42,000(0.96)t. what does the value 42,000 represent in the function?

B)The initial number of subscribers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given equation is:

We can compare this equation with the general model of exponential growth/decay:

Here A represents the initial amount, r represents the rate of decay and t represents the time in years.

Comparing both equations, we can see that 42,000 represents the Initial Quantity which in this case is the initial number of subscribers.

So option B gives us the correct answer.