document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=927487>Question 927487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The size P of a small herbivore population at time t (in years) obeys the function P(t) = 700e^0.24t if they have enough food and the predator population stays constant. After how many years will the population reach 3,500?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(t) = 700e^0.24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ln(3500/700) = .24t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ln(5)/.24 = t = 6.706 years  </SPAN>\n" );
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