Step 1 :Set up the inequality: \(\frac{500 t}{t+50} < 100\)
Step 2 :Multiply both sides by (t+50) to get rid of the denominator on the left side: \(500t < 100(t + 50)\)
Step 3 :Simplify the inequality: \(500t < 100t + 5000\)
Step 4 :Subtract 100t from both sides: \(400t < 5000\)
Step 5 :Divide both sides by 400: \(t < 12.5\)
Step 6 :Add 12.5 to 1803 to find the year: \(1803 + 12.5 = 1815.5\)
Step 7 :Round up to the nearest whole year: 1816
Step 8 :The interval notation is represented as (1803, 1816)
Step 9 :\(\boxed{1816}\) is the year before which there were fewer than 100 Sasquatch in Salt Lake County