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gizmo_the_mogwai [7]
2 years ago
11

The population of a community is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of people present at time t. The initial

population P0 has doubled in 5 years. Suppose it is known that the population is 12,000 after 3 years. What was the initial population P0?
Mathematics
1 answer:
GREYUIT [131]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

P(0) = 7,917

Step-by-step explanation:

The population of the community is given by the following formula:

P(t) = P(0)(1+r)^{t}

In which P(0) is the initial population and r is the growth rate.

The initial population P0 has doubled in 5 years.

This means that

P(5) = 2P(0)

Which lets us find r.

P(t) = P(0)(1+r)^{t}

2P(0) = P(0)(1+r)^{5}

(1+r)^{5} = 2

Applying the 5th root to both sides

1+r = 1.1487

r = 0.1487

So

P(t) = P(0)(1.1487)^{t}

Suppose it is known that the population is 12,000 after 3 years.

With this, we find P(0)

P(t) = P(0)(1.1487)^{t}

12000 = P(0)(1.1487)^{3}

1.5157P(0) = 12000

P(0) = \frac{12000}{1.5157}

P(0) = 7917

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