SOLUTION: A population numbers 781 organisms initially and increases by 8.4% each year. Suppose represents population, and the number of years of growth. Write an exponential model

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Question 1202841: A population numbers 781 organisms initially and increases by 8.4% each year.
Suppose
represents population, and
the number of years of growth. Write an exponential model to represent this situation.

Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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P(n) = 19000%2A%281%2B0.084%29%5En,  or 

P(n) = 19000%2A1.084%5En,    ANSWER


where "n" is the number of years from today.

Solved.

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