document.write( "Question 1100702: I wasn't quite sure where to put this question, so I'm asking it here: The number of rabbits increased exponentially. At first there were 400. Three years later there were 1600. How many rabbits would there be at the end of 10 years? My answer was 41000, but the answer book's answer was 40,637. I can't find where I went wrong. Can you help me? Thank you so much for your time! \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Here is a simplification of the \"alternative\" method shown by the other tutor....

\n" ); document.write( "The population increases by a factor of 4 every 3 years.

\n" ); document.write( "So the population after 10 years will be the original population, multiplied by 4 (10/3) times:
\n" ); document.write( "\"400%284%5E%2810%2F3%29%29+=+40673\" to the nearest whole number.
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