Question

A company is starting a fish farm in a man-made lake with a carrying capacity of 7500. The CEO wants to have a population of 5000 fish after 3 years. If the yearly population growth rate is 2.0, about how many fingerlings should they add to the lake to start their population?

Answer 1

Answer:

4,712 fingerlings

Explanation:

The amount that a sum will accumulate to at the end of a particular number of period if it grows at a certain rate per annum is given as

F= A× (1+g)^(n)

F- Sum at the end of the period, A- sum at the beginning of the period, n- number of period, g -growth rate

5,000= A× (1.02)^(3)

a= 5000/(1.02^3)

a= 4711.61

The  population at the start of fingerlings = 4,712