A population growing at a rate of 1.6% per year from an initial population of 11000 will grow in t years to an amount
How many years will it take the population to triple?
2 = (1.06)^t
ln 2 = t * ln 1.06
t = ln2/ln1.06 = 11.9 years
How many years will it take the population to triple?
ln 2 = t * ln 1.06
t = ln2/ln1.06 = 11.9 years