A small lake is stocked with a certain species of fish. The fish population is modeled by the function P = 12 1+ 4e-0.5t where P is the number of fish in thousands and t is measured in years since the lake was stocked. (a) Find the fish population after 3 years. (Round your answer to the nearest whole fish.) 8,565 X fish

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A small lake is stocked with a certain species of fish. The fish population is modeled by the function
12
1 +4e-0.5t
P =
where P is the number of fish in thousands and t is measured in years since the lake was stocked.
(a) Find the fish population after 3 years. (Round your answer to the nearest whole fish.)
8,565
X fish
Transcribed Image Text:A small lake is stocked with a certain species of fish. The fish population is modeled by the function 12 1 +4e-0.5t P = where P is the number of fish in thousands and t is measured in years since the lake was stocked. (a) Find the fish population after 3 years. (Round your answer to the nearest whole fish.) 8,565 X fish
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