Question

the australian humpback whale population was 350 in 2001 an increased at a rate of 14% each year. write a function to model the population growth and predict what the population will be in 2030?

Answer 1

15,643

Explanation:

To find the population in a future year, use the formula:

`A = P (1+/-r)^t`

where A is the amount, p is the starting population, r is 14% or 0.14, and t is the number of years after 2001.

Since the population is increasing it is addition. Here we are finding A, P =350, r=0.14, and t=29.

`A = P (1+r)^t\\A = 350(1+0.14)^29\\A=350(1.14)^29\\A=15,643`