8.5 written as a decimal??
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Answer:
(B)
Step-by-step explanation:
we can use formula
where
Po is the initial population
r is the growth rate
t is the time in months
We are given
initial population of insects
so, Po=6
The scientists find that the insect population, x, is growing exponentially 20% per month
so, r=0.20
now, we can plug these values
there to be a population of 477 insects
so, P(t)=477
now, we plug it
and we get