SOLUTION: The rabbit population in a forest area grows at the rate of 7% monthly. If there are 240 rabbits in April, find how many rabbits (rounded to the nearest whole number) should be exp

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Question 1096504: The rabbit population in a forest area grows at the rate of 7% monthly. If there are 240 rabbits in April, find how many rabbits (rounded to the nearest whole number) should be expected by next April. Use y=240(2.7)^0.07t. Show work.
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240^2.7^(0.07*12), where the 12 is the number of months to the next April.
240*2.7^0.84=552.79 or 553 rabbits, using the above formula