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Suppose a population of 25 house flies triples every 2months. How many house flies will there be in 1 year

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Answer:

Therefore, there will be 18,225 house flies in 1 year. (It's kind of a joke/trick question since House Flies only live 28 days (range 15-30 days). So, in reality, you'll have to take that into consideration.

Explanation:

Since the population triples every 2 months, we can express the population as:

P = 25 * 3^(t/2)

Where P is the population size after t months.

To find the population size after 1 year, we need to substitute t = 12 into the equation:

P = 25 * 3^(12/2)

P = 25 * 3^6

P = 25 * 729

P = 18225

Therefore, there will be 18,225 house flies in 1 year.

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