A scientist is studying wildlife. She estimates the population of bats in her state to be 270,000. She predicts the population to grow at an average of 2.9%. Using the scientist's prediction, create an equation that models the population of bats, y, after x years

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Marisol Buckley

28 June, 14:25

A scientist is studying wildlife. She estimates the population of bats in her state to be 270,000. She predicts the population to grow at an average of 2.9%. Using the scientist's prediction, create an equation that models the population of bats, y, after x years

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Cornelius Valencia · Answer 1

Given that the rate of change of population of the bats in a certain state is 2.9%, means that after a year, the population will become 1.029 of the current population. The equation that would best represent the described scenario above is,

y = (270,000) (1.029^x)