The form of continuous growth is
a is the initial amount
r is the rate of increase in decimal
Since the population in the year 2000 is 12600, then
Since the growth rate is 5%, then
a)
Substitute the values of a and r in the form of the equation above to get the continuous growth equation of the population since the year 2000
b)
Since we need the population in the year 2008, then
Subtract 2000 from 2008 to find the number of years t
Substitute t in the equation by 8
Round it to the whole number, then
P(8) = 18797
There were about 18797 foxes in 2008