Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
1. USING MULTIPLICATION
FIRST 2\times 9=18
SECOND 2\TIMES 8=16
THIRD 9\TIMES 9=81
FOURTH 9\TIMES 8=72
Answer: 2
each counter is 1/8, so two is 2/8 which is equivalent to 1/4
The number of cows is given by

So, after
years, the number of cows will be

We want this number to be twice as much as the original:

First of all, we can cancel 14 from both sides:

Finally, on the right hand side, we can use the exponent rule

to get

To solve this equation, we must impose that the two exponents are the same:

And clearly this is true if and only if
. So, it will take 5 years for the cow heard to double in number.
You can do the exact same steps to find the doubling time for the sheeps.
Answer:
36
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the rule of radicals
×
⇔ 
Simplifying the radicals in the expression

= 
=
×
= 2

= 
=
×
= 4
Thus
4
+ 7
= 4 × 2
+ 7 × 4
= 8
+ 28
= 36