Squirrel Population A grey squirrel population was intro- duced in a certain county of Great Britain 30 years ago. Biologists observe that the population doubles every 6 years, and now the population is 100,000. (a) What was the initial size of the squirrel population? (b) Estimate the squirrel population 10 years from now. (c) Sketch a graph of the squirrel population.
Squirrel Population A grey squirrel population was intro- duced in a certain county of Great Britain 30 years ago. Biologists observe that the population doubles every 6 years, and now the population is 100,000. (a) What was the initial size of the squirrel population? (b) Estimate the squirrel population 10 years from now. (c) Sketch a graph of the squirrel population.
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![Squirrel Population A grey squirrel population was intro-
duced in a certain county of Great Britain 30 years ago.
Biologists observe that the population doubles every 6 years,
and now the population is 100,000.
(a) What was the initial size of the squirrel population?
(b) Estimate the squirrel population 10 years from now.
(c) Sketch a graph of the squirrel population.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb986ac90-29cb-4c78-98ab-eadc1921dfa1%2F1d41feb2-c09e-438c-ac13-4c550572f036%2Fw77f02kf_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Squirrel Population A grey squirrel population was intro-
duced in a certain county of Great Britain 30 years ago.
Biologists observe that the population doubles every 6 years,
and now the population is 100,000.
(a) What was the initial size of the squirrel population?
(b) Estimate the squirrel population 10 years from now.
(c) Sketch a graph of the squirrel population.
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