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2) The population, P, of a group of rabbits t years after being released in a new habitat is given by $P(t) = 500(1.03)^t$ a. How many rabbits were initially released? b. Fill in the blank in this sentence to write a sentence conclusion to your work on this part (2c): The rabbit population is growing by ____ % per year. *double-check that you printed the entire sentence as your conclusion c. How many rabbits will there be in 2 years?

          2) The population, P, of a group of rabbits t years after being released in a new
habitat is given by $P(t) = 500(1.03)^t$
a. How many rabbits were initially released?
b. Fill in the blank in this sentence to write a sentence conclusion to your
work on this part (2c):
The rabbit population is growing by ____ % per year.
*double-check that you printed the entire sentence as your conclusion
c. How many rabbits will there be in 2 years?

2) The population, P, of a group of rabbits t years after being released in a new
habitat is given by P(t) = 500(1.03)^t
a. How many rabbits were initially released?
b. Fill in the blank in this sentence to write a sentence conclusion to your
work on this part (2c):
The rabbit population is growing by % per year.
*double-check that you printed the entire sentence as your conclusion
c. How many rabbits will there be in 2 years?

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Precalculus with Limits

Ron Larson 2nd Edition

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So, we plug in t = 0 into the equation: P(0) = 500(1.03)^0 P(0) = 500(1) P(0) = 500 So, 500 rabbits were initially released. b. The equation P(t) = 500(1.03)^t represents an exponential growth, where the base (1.03) indicates the growth rate. Show more…

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The population, P, of a group of rabbits t years after being released in a new habitat is given by P(t) =500(1.03) How many rabbits were initially released? b. Fill in the blank in this sentence to write a sentence conclusion to your work on this part (2c): The rabbit population is growing by % per year_ #double-check that you printed the entire sentence as your conclusion How many rabbits will there be in 2 years?