Suppose a population of 50 crickets doubles in size every 4 months. how many crickets will there be after 5 years?

How many times will 4 months pass by in a total of 5 years?

Well, 5 years = 60 months, so 4 months will pass (60/4) = 15 times.

A number that doubles every 4 months will become 2¹⁵ times as large

during that period of time.

(50 crickets) · (2¹⁵)

= (50 crickets) · (32,768)

= 1,638,400 crickets.

They should all only

live long and prosper.