Homework Help: Alegbra II

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 11:29am.

The bear population increases at a rate of 2% per year. There are 1573 bear this year. Write a function that models the bear population. How many bears will there be in 20 years?

Alegbra II - drwls, Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 2:44pm
P(x) = 1573*(1.02)^x

where x is the number of years from now.
P(x) is the population in the xth year.

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