Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134463216
Author: Robert F. Blitzer
Publisher: PEARSON
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An ant colony initially contains 100 ants. The model describing the number of ants after t
days has just been updated from f(t) = 100(2)¹ to f(t) = 100(3). Which statement(s) is/are
true?
a) The final number of ants is 3 times as much of the initial value instead of 2 times as much.
b) The initial number of ants is 3 instead of 2.
c) The number of ants triples every day instead of doubling every day.
d) The growth rate of the ants in the culture is 30% per day instead of 20% per day.
e) None of the above
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Transcribed Image Text:An ant colony initially contains 100 ants. The model describing the number of ants after t days has just been updated from f(t) = 100(2)¹ to f(t) = 100(3). Which statement(s) is/are true? a) The final number of ants is 3 times as much of the initial value instead of 2 times as much. b) The initial number of ants is 3 instead of 2. c) The number of ants triples every day instead of doubling every day. d) The growth rate of the ants in the culture is 30% per day instead of 20% per day. e) None of the above
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