Question

Which answer is the best prediction of the population in the year 2020?

Answer 1

Best prediction is 3592.

Explanation:

100% - 1.4% = 98.6 % = 0.986.

So each year the hawks population is 0.986 * the previous year.

2020 is 4 years after 2016 so the required estimate is

3800 * 0.986^4

= 3591.6.