SOLUTION: In a certain lake, it is estimated that the fish population has been doubling in size every 80 weeks. Write an exponential growth equation of the form y=ae^kt that models the growt

Question 483413: In a certain lake, it is estimated that the fish population has been doubling in size every 80 weeks. Write an exponential growth equation of the form y=ae^kt that models the growth of the fish population, where t is given in weeks, if the initial population was 5000.
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In a certain lake, it is estimated that the fish population has been doubling in size every 80 weeks. Write an exponential growth equation of the form y=ae^kt that models the growth of the fish population, where t is given in weeks, if the initial population was 5000.
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A(t) = 5000*2^(t/80) where t is given in weeks.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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