Question

A lake has a population of a rare endangered fish. The lake currently has a population of 14 fish. The number of fish is increasing at a rate of 8% per year. How long will it take for the population to be 56 fish?

Answer 1

14^ 0.08t = 56.

From here, you can rewrite it as log base 14 argument 56 = 0.08t.

When you plug it in t is about 19

Answer: ≈19 years