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Question 1180863: Is my answer correct? I want to check my answer.
A park started with 12 oak trees, and the number of oak trees increased at a rate of 25% each year. Write the function that models the situation, substituting numerical values for A and r into the expression.

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Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12 * 1.25 ^ x is correct.
at 0 years from the present, the value is 12 * 1.25 ^ 0 = 12
at 1 year from the present, the value is 12 * 1.25 ^ 1 = 15
at 2 years from the present, the value is 12 * 1.25 ^ 2 = 18.75
etc.....