document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=114344>Question 114344</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to create an equation for this word problem. If you put two pigs, a male and female on an island and they had four babies (2 female and 2 male). Every 4 months the pigs each set had 4 more, then in 4 years how many were on the island, none of them died.  I thought the equation would be 2x+x=y and you would always plug y back into x for the next 4 months. am I wrong? Please help thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #83271 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=83271\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your equation is right ___ every 4 months, the number of pigs triples ___ 2, 6, 18...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so for twelve 4-month periods (4 years) ___ 2(3^12) </SPAN>\n" );
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