Question

A scientist uses the equation shown below to predict the future population of a species. In the equation, y represents the estimated population and t represents the number of years.

Answer 1

Answer:

1200

Explanation:

y represents the estimated population

t represents the number of years.

The equation that predicts the population after t years is given as:

$y=150\times4^t$

Substitute t = 3/2 into the equation

$\begin{gathered} y=150\times4^{\frac{3}{2}} \\ y=150\times2^{2(\frac{3}{2})} \\ y=150\times2^3 \\ y=150\times8 \\ y=1200 \end{gathered}$

The closest valuie to the value of y is 1200