In 2000 there were 100 rabbits in Central Park the population increased by 16% each year? Write a function to illustrate the situation. How many rabbits were in Central Park in 2005. Predict how many rabbits there will be at the end of this year we are in 2018?

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Lydia Fields

19 October, 19:34

In 2000 there were 100 rabbits in Central Park the population increased by 16% each year? Write a function to illustrate the situation. How many rabbits were in Central Park in 2005. Predict how many rabbits there will be at the end of this year we are in 2018?

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Cornelius Ware · Answer 1

This would be an exponential growth formula which uses the formula:

total = starting number x (1 + percent of change) ^time

from the problem the starting number is 100 rabbits

percentage of change is 16% which = 0.16 as a decimal

time is number of years so 2018 - 2000 = 18 years

put those numbers into the formula to get:

total = 100 x (1+0.16) ^18

total = 1,446 rabbits