Question

The population of rabbits in a national forest is modeled by the formula P= 12,000 + 1000 (t+1) where t is the number of years from the present. How many rabbits are now in the forest?

Answer 1

In this formula, 1000(t+1) represents the growth rate of the rabbits.  We want the number right now, so sub in 0 for t.

P=12,000+1000(0+1)
P=12,000+1000
P=13,000 rabbits.
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