Question

A population of beetles is modeled by the equation b(t) = 3,000 (2)t where t represents the number of weeks since the population was first measured?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$b(t) = 3000 * 2^t$

The question is incomplete;

A possible question could be to calculate the initial amount of beetle

An exponential function is represented as:

$f(x) = ab^x$

Where

$a \to Initial\ amount$

By comparison:

$a = 3000$ --- The initial number of beetles

Another question could be to solve for f(t), after a certain number of weeks (say 3)

Substitute 3 for t in: $b(t) = 3000 * 2^t$

$b(3) = 3000 * 2^3$

$b(3) = 3000 * 8$

$b(3) = 24000$