Suppose a population of 160 crickets doubles in size every month. The function f(x) =160 * 2^x gives the population after x months. How many crickets will there be after 2 years?
To find out how many crickets there will be after 2 years, we need to plug in x = 24 into the function:
f(24) = 160 * 2^24
f(24) = 160 * 16,777,216
f(24) = 2,684,354,560
After 2 years, there will be 2,684,354,560 crickets in the population.