Question

The snake population in a swamp Is 1056. The population of the snakes is increasing by a factor of 1.28 each year. a. Model the situation with an exponential function. b. Find how many alligators there will be in 8 years. c. How many years will it take for the population to become 3000?

Answer 1

1056 (1.28) ˣ

original increase years
amount factor

A = 1056(1.28)ˣ

now, how many alligators? well, we don't even know how many were there originally.