You release a population of 20 elephants into a park in Africa. You notice that the population b

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Step 1: The exponential growth equation for the population of elephants can be expressed as (X

You release a population of 20 elephants into a park in Africa. You notice that the population begins to grow slowly, but exponentially, with per capita growth rate equal to 0.08/year. What is the doubling time of this population? a) 0.03 years b) 0.06 years c) 8.7 years d) 37.4 years e) 46.1 years