The population of insects in an experiment has been increasing by 9% each week. If there were 16 insects at the beginning of the experiment, predict how many insects there will be after 8 weeks.

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The population of insects in an experiment has

been increasing by 9% each week. If there were 16
insects at the beginning of the experiment, predict
how many insects there will be after 8 weeks.

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Answer:

$16 (1 +0.09)^(8)\\$

Future Amount = 38 (rounded)

Explanation:

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Saskia answered Mar 11, 2022

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