Question 8 Certain population of goats have a doubling time of 13 years. By what percent does the number of goats increase each year? 3.54% 2.18% 4.73% 5.47%
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Step 1: Calculate the annual growth rate using the formula for exponential growth: Annual growth rate = (2^(1/13) - 1) * 100% Show more…
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