Question

The snake population in a swamp Is 1056. The population of the snakes is increasing by a factor of 1.28 each year. a. Model the situation with an exponential function. b. Find how many alligators there will be in 8 years. c. How many years will it take for the population to become 3000?

Answer 1

     1056                 (1.28)                        ˣ

   original             increase                   years
   amount             factor

A = 1056(1.28)ˣ

now, how many alligators?  well, we don't even know how many were there originally.