Question

A population of ants is 10,000 at the start of April. Since then, it triples each month.

Answer 1

Answer:

Month since April                                   Number of Ants

          0                                                         10,000

           1                                                         30,000

          2                                                         90,000

          3                                                        270,000

          4                                                         810,000

Every month, the ant population triples so the multiply the previous population by 3 to find out the new population.

0 months from April = 10,000 * 1 = 10,000 ants

1 month from April = 10,000 * 3 = 30,000 ants

2 months from April = 30,000 * 3 = 90,000 ants

3 months from April = 90,000 * 3 = 270,000 ants

4 months from April = 270,000 * 3 = 810,000