SOLUTION: The fox population in a certain region has a continuous growth rate of 5 percent per year. It is estimated that the population in the year 2000 was 20200. (a) Find a function th

Question 1197975: The fox population in a certain region has a continuous growth rate of 5 percent per year. It is estimated that the population in the year 2000 was 20200.
(a) Find a function that models the population
t years after 2000 ( t=0 for 2000).Your answer is P(t)=

(b) Use the function from part (a) to estimate the fox population in the year 2008.
Your answer is (the answer must be an integer)

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(a)  The function is  P(t) =  = ,

     where t is the number of years after 2000.    ANSWER



(b)  The fox population in the year 2008, 8 years after 2000, is

     P =  = 29844.6 = 29845   (rounded).   ANSWER

Solved.

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