document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=248834>Question 248834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The size of the bear population at a national park increases at the rate of 5.1% per year. If the size of the current population in the year 2004 was 168, find how many bears there should be in 4 years?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the function f(x) = 168e0.051t </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since they want the bear population 4 years later<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(t) = 168e^(0.051t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(4) = 168e^(0.051(4))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(4) = 168e^0.204<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(4) = 206\r<BR>\n" );
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