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an initial population of 820 quail increases at an annual rate of 23%. write an exponential function to model the quail population. what will the approximate population be after 3 years

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Answer:

1526 rounded up quail

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If you would like to know what will the approximate population be after 3 years, you can calculate this using the following steps:

an initial population ... 820 quail
an annual rate ... 23%

an exponential function to model the quail population:
f = 820(1+23%)^t = 820(1+23/100)^t
f ... quail population
t ... time (years)

t = 3 years
f = 820(1+23/100)^t = 820(1.23)^3 = 1525.9 quail

The correct result would be 1525.9 quail after 3 years.
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