SOLUTION: In 2005 there were 1,000 rabbits on an island. The population grows 8% every year. At this rate, how many rabbits will there be on the island by 2020? Use the formula. A=Pe^rt

Question 1190922: In 2005 there were 1,000 rabbits on an island. The population grows 8% every year. At this rate, how many rabbits will there be on the island by 2020?
Use the formula. A=Pe^rt
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            At given conditions, it would be FAR from an effective way to solve the problem, following given instruction.

            So, I will solve it in a way HOW IT SHOULD be done.

The annual growth multiplicative factor is 1.08.


In 2020, 15 years after 2005, the rabbit population will be


     = 3172,   rounded to the nearest integer number.    ANSWER

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