document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597183>Question 597183</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of California gray whales is growing according to the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = Pe0.015t, where t is measured in years. How long will it take the number of whales to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "double?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = Pe0.015t, where t is measured in years. How long will it take the number of whales to double?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2P = P*e^0.15t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e^0.015t = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.015t = ln(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = ln(2)/0.015 = 46.21 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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