SOLUTION: Please explain how to calculate the following. The size of the beaver population at a national park increases at a rate of 5.1% per year. If the size of the current population i

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Question 734189: Please explain how to calculate the following.
The size of the beaver population at a national park increases at a rate of 5.1% per year. If the size of the current population is 151, find how many beavers there should be in 4 years. use the function f(x)=151e^0.051t and round to the nearest whole number.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+f%28t%29=151e%5E.051%2At+
+f%284%29=151e%5E.051%2A4+
+f%284%29+=+151%2Ae%5E.204+
+f%284%29+=+151%2A1.2263+
+f%284%29+=+185.171+
There will be 185 beavers in 4 years