When rabbits were first brought to Australia, they had no natural enemies. There were about
80,000 rabbits in 1866. Two years later, in 1868, the population had grown to over 2,400,000!
b. Write an exponential equation for the number of rabbits $t$ years after 1866.
Solution:
$y = 80,000(5.477)^t$
c. How many rabbits do you predict would have been present in 1871?
Solution: $y = 80,000(5.477)^5$
$= 394,279,041$
d. According to your model, in what year was the first pair of rabbits introduced into Australia?
Solution:
