SOLUTION: The population P of a fish farm in t years is modeled by the equation P(t) = 1600/ 1 + 9e^−0.9t To the nearest whole number, what will the fish population be after 2 yea

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Question 1129687: The population P of a fish farm in t years is modeled by the equation
P(t) = 1600/ 1 + 9e^−0.9t
To the nearest whole number, what will the fish population be after 2 years?

Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The way you show it, this is your equation:

P(t) =

That's clearly not what you mean. Use parentheses where required.

P(t) =

Now that you have the right equation, evaluate it for t=2:

P(2) =

Use your calculator....

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