SOLUTION: A biologist finds that a local habitat has a population of 10 raccoons. The population of the raccoons grows according to the model P = 10(1.054)t. What will be the population of

Algebra ->  Exponential-and-logarithmic-functions -> SOLUTION: A biologist finds that a local habitat has a population of 10 raccoons. The population of the raccoons grows according to the model P = 10(1.054)t. What will be the population of      Log On


   

Question 1178978: A biologist finds that a local habitat has a population of 10 raccoons. The population of the
raccoons grows according to the model P = 10(1.054)t. What will be the population of raccoons in this habitat in 8 years?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
More likely P=10%2A%281.054%29%5Et.

Substitute 8 for t about the question, and compute P.

Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

If you want to see many other similar or different solved problems on population growth,  see the lesson
    - Population growth problems
in this site.


Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic "Logarithms".


Save the link to this online textbook together with its description

Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson

to your archive and use it when it is needed.