Question

Suppose you have a population of 300 butterflies. If the population experiences a net growth of 12% in the following year, how many butterflies do you have?

Answer 1

Answer:

It should be 304

Explanation:

12/300=.04 ---> .04 x 100= 4 ----> 300+4=304

Answer 2

Answer:

There are total $336$ butter flies.

Explanation:

Given -

Population $= 300$

Net growth in population in the next year $= 12$ %

New population $=$ Existing population + (Net growth in population $*$Existing Population

Substituting the given values in above equation, we get -

New population$= 300 + ( \frac{12}{100} *300)\\= 300 + 36\\= 336$

Hence, there are total $336$ butter flies.