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Suppose a population of 250 crickets doubles in size every 6 months. How many crickets will there be after 2 years?

A. 2,000 crickets
B. 1,000 crickets
C. 6,000 crickets
D. 4,000 crickets

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The answer is C 6,000 tickets because 250 doubles size ever month so you would do 250 x 2 and whatever you get for that multiply that by two
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Answer:

6,000

Explanation:

because there are 12 months in a year 12 plus 12 equals 24 so 250 times 124 equals 6,000

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