Question

A scientist is studying wildlife . She estimates the population of bats in her state to be 270,000 . She predicts the population to grow at an average of 2.9% . Using the scientist´s prediction ,create an equation that models the population of bats ,y, after x years

Answer 1

Given that the rate of change of population of the bats in a certain state is 2.9%, means that after a year, the population will become 1.029 of the current population. The equation that would best represent the described scenario above is,
                               y = (270,000)(1.029^x)