Question

Solve the problem.The size of the raccoon population at a national park increases at the rate of 4.3% peryear. If the size of the current population is 157, find how many raccoons there shouldbe in 4 years. Use the function f(x) = 1570.043t

Answer 1

The number of racoon after 4 years can be determined as,

`\begin{gathered} f(4)=157* e^(0.043*4) \\ =186.46 \\ \approx186 \end{gathered}`

Thus, option (d) is the correct solution.