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Question 1050994: A population of geese grow in such a way that each generation is simply 2.2 times the previous generation. There were 3 geese in the first generation, how many will there be by the 15th generation?
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A population of geese grow in such a way that each generation is simply 2.2 times the previous generation.
There were 3 geese in the first generation, how many will there be by the 15th generation?
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The first generation is 3*2.2^0, therefore 2.2^14 will be the 15th generation
3*2.2^14 = 186,655 geese in 15 generations