Question

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?

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