BraylynL129595
in regards to your answer under the question:
A native wolf species has been reintroduced into a national forest. Originally 200 wolves were transplanted. After 3 years, the population had grown to 270 wolves. If the population grows exponentially, then at what annual rate is the population growing? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
I'm afraid you made a mistake when you reach a conclusion of 16.2% annual growth.
You can set it up like this:
Pn = P0 ( 1 + r/100 )^n
P3 = 200 ( 1 + r/100 )^3 = 270
and solve for r.
We find that r = 10.520945%
So the annual grow in percent is 10.520945