Question

the elkwood aquatic society is working wirh various reptiles species to increase their populations. in their latest effort , the initial population of 450 endangered tutles triplied each year for the past five years

Answer 1

(450 x 3)(3)(3)(3)(3)

Answer 2

Answer: Hi!, i guess you want to know the final number of turtles.

if the original number is 450 and they triplied in one year, then after the first year you have 450*3= 1350 turtles.

this process happens for 5 years, it means that the turtles triplied 5 times, you can write this as:
`450*3*3*3*3*3 =  450*3^(5) =109350`

So, at the end, they had a lot of turtles.