Instructions: Determine whether the following situation can be modeled by a linear or exponential relationship, and use the model to answer the question.

Question

asked Jan 12, 2023 44.7k views

1 Answer

Ahoff · Answer 1 · 2023-01-17T11:34:02+0000

Solution

The situation can be modeled by EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION

The equation of the model will be

$N(t)=4000(2)^{(t)/(200)}$

Population in 600 minutes

$\begin{gathered} N(t)=4000(2)^{(600)/(200)} \\ \\ N(t)=4000*2^3 \\ \\ N(t)=4000*8 \\ \\ N(t)=32000 \end{gathered}$

Answer is 32,000