SOLUTION: The population P of a fish farm in t years is modeled by the equation P(t) = 2200/ (1 + 9e^ −0.8t). What is the initial population of fish? *I know that the initial p

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Question 1129920: The population P of a fish farm in t years is modeled by the equation
P(t) = 2200/ (1 + 9e^ −0.8t).
What is the initial population of fish?
*I know that the initial population is when t= 0. And so after substituting zero for t, and solving the equation the answer that I got was 5.59. However, when I have replaced 5.59 for t, the answer was completely inaccurate. Could someone help explain how to solve this correctly? Thanks
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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when t=0, then the denominator is (1+9e^0) or 10, since e^0=1
The initial population is 220.