Answer:Park rangers released 4 fish into a pond in year 0. Each year, there were three times as many fish as the year before. How many fish were there after x years? Write a function to represent this scenario.
Explanation:
An function which best represent the given scenario is, 4 x 3ˣ. So option B is correct.
What is geometric progression?
In algebra, in sequence we study various progressions, one of the progression is geometric, in this progression for every two consecutive terms, the common ratio is the same.
Formula for nth term of G.P.,
Tₙ = a×rⁿ
where a is first term and r is common ratio
Given that,
Park rangers released 4 fish into a pond in year 0.
Each year, there were three times as many fish as the year before.
The number of fish after x years = ?
After 1 year,
the number of fish = 4 x 3
After 2 year,
the number of fish = 4 x 3 x 3
= 4 x 3²
After 3 year,
the number of fish = 4 x 3² x3
= 4 x 3³
Similarly, after x years
the number of fish = 4 x 3ˣ
Hence, the expression is 4 x 3ˣ