The deer population at the local reserve grows exponentially. The current population is 125 deer and the relative growth rate is

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16% per year. Find the number of years required for the deer population to be 400.

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DENIUS [597] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-06T16:41:22+03:00

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Answer:

About 7.84 years before the deer population is 400

Step-by-step explanation:

So first we write our equation

125(1.16)^x = 400

Then we divide all sides by 125

1.16^x=3.2

x log 1.16 = log 3.2

06445798922x=0.50514997832

x= 7.83688700862

7.83688700862 years to go!