Answer:
7 days
Step-by-step explanation:
At 25% per day, it will take approximately 3 days to double the population, so approximately 6 days for the population to quadruple. Checking that number, we find it is not quite enough for the experiment, so another day is required.
"Guess and check" as a method of solution works especially well if you have an automated checker to evaluate your guess. A graphing calculator or spreadsheet can work well for this.
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We guess 3 days as the doubling time using the "rule of 72" that says the product of percentage and doubling time is about 72. That is, 72/25 ≈ 3. (This is only a very rough approximation of doubling time, best for rates near 8%.)
Answer:
The answer is about 32,000.
Step-by-step explanation:
If you multiply 3.2 by 10, for 10 years, you get 32 percent. From there, if you multiply 25,000 by 0.32, you get 8000. If you add 25,000 to 8000, you get about 32,000.
The first table is proportional. Y is 4 times X. The second table is 1.25 times X