Question

Scientists studied a deer population for 10 years. They generated the function f(x) = 248(1.15)x to approximate the number of deer in the population x years after beginning the study. About how many deer are in the population 3 years after beginning the study?

251
377
856
1,003

Answer 1

Use f(3) = 248(1.15)^3. 1.15^3 ≈ 1.520875, so f(3) ≈ 248 × 1.520875 ≈ 377.2.

Answer: 377