Question
Suppose a population of 160 crickets doubles in size every month. The function gives the population after x months. How many crickets will there be after 2 years?
(1 point)2,684,354,560 crickets
640 crickets
7,680 crickets
655,360 crickets
(1 point)2,684,354,560 crickets
640 crickets
7,680 crickets
655,360 crickets
Answers
Steve
2 years is 24 six-month periods, so the population doubles 4 times = 2^24 times the original population.
2^24 ~= 10^7
160 ~= 10^2
so the result will be somewhere around 10^9
Looks like the 1st choice.
2^24 ~= 10^7
160 ~= 10^2
so the result will be somewhere around 10^9
Looks like the 1st choice.
Diamond Chic
this is so wrong
10^9=1000000000
10^9=1000000000
JaElGa
Actually @Diamond Chic, Steve is correct!
Nunia
the answer would be 2,684,354,569 crickets
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thank you steve you've saved my life
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