SOLUTION: The function f(x) = 396(3)x represents the growth of a dragonfly population every year in a remote swamp. Pierre wants to manipulate the formula to an equivalent form that calculat

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Question 984020: The function f(x) = 396(3)x represents the growth of a dragonfly population every year in a remote swamp. Pierre wants to manipulate the formula to an equivalent form that calculates every month, not every year. Which function is correct for Pierre's purposes?
a. f(x) = 33(3)x
b. f(x) = 396(312)the x over 12 power
c. f(x) = 396(3 to the one twelfth power)12x
d. f(x) = 4752(3)x

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
represents the number of years
if one year has months, then years will have months
so, your answer is:

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