document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295222>Question 295222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I asked a friend of mine who is proficient in math to help me with this well needless to say she has no idea.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I know we can only post 4 problems a day the problems I am submitting are homework for college however not graded.  Our homework is optional for us to do, I chose to do it in order to learn so I am able to do the test at the end of the term.  I want to make that clear so the tutors dont think I am looking to have people do my homework for me for a grade.  These problems are not graded.  Thanks for the help \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A new farm pond was stocked with 2500 crappies in 2003.  The crappie population in 2006 was found to be 4320.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)	Let t be the number of years after 2003 (in other words t = 0 corresponds to 2003).  Write down the initial crappie population at t = 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)	Find the growth function of the form f(t) = y0 bt that gives the crappie population t years after 2003.  The function you have found models _________________________.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)	Predict the crappie population in 2010.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)	In what year will the crappie population reach 13,000?  Give the exact value for t and then use your calculator to approximate t to get the year.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e)	Are your answers for (c) and (d) consistent with the given population data in your answer to (b)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #212793 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=212793\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dear John,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It doesn't matter if the problems are for homework or not. It doesn't matter if you are in kindergarten or post grad. There is still a 4 problem limit and you have gone way over it for the day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is not a hard problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You set it up with the year as x and the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "crappie population as y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are given two years and two populations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you have two points to make a linear equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2003 2500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2006 4320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=0  will be 2003<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=3  will be 2006<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so we convert the points to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0, 2500)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3, 4320)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What will t be in 2010?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem wants you to use t instead of x and f(x) instead of y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let me know how you complete the equation and your results. </SPAN>\n" );
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