document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=959888>Question 959888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A squirrel population was introduced in a certain county of Britain 30 years ago. Biologists observe that the population doubles every 6 years, and now the population is 100,000. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) What was the initial size of the squirrel population<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) Estimate the squirrel population 10 years from now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Sketch a graph of the squirrel population </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Question (a):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the growth model equation,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t=30, y=100000, and let k=whateveryoucomputed </SPAN>\n" );
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