Question 204192
You can use the same formula one would use for a savings account in which you have deposited P dollars for t years at an interest rate of r.
{{{A = P(1+r)^t}}} where A = the amount after t years.
Let's apply this to the growth of the number of apples rather than the number of dollars.
A = the number of apples after t years.
P = The starting number of apples or 2 apples.
r = The growth rate or 0.02 (2% expressed as a decimal)
t = 6000 years.
{{{A = 2(1+0.02)^6000}}}
{{{A = 2(1.02)^6000}}} Use your calculator for the exponentiation.
{{{A = 2(3.99X10^51)}}} Round to nearest whole number.
{{{A = 2(4.0X10^51)}}}
{{{highlight(A = 8.0X10^51)}}} or...
A = 8,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
...and that'll make a lot of apple pies