A mouse population starts with 2,000 mice and grows at a rate of 5% per year. The number of mice after t years can be modeled by the equation, P (t) = 2000 (1.05) ^t. What is the average rate of change in the number of mice between the second year and the fifth year, rounded to the nearest whole number?

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Fletcher Jacobson

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20 March, 10:24

A mouse population starts with 2,000 mice and grows at a rate of 5% per year. The number of mice after t years can be modeled by the equation, P (t) = 2000 (1.05) ^t. What is the average rate of change in the number of mice between the second year and the fifth year, rounded to the nearest whole number?

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Jackson Fritz · Answer 1

M=2000 (1.05) ^2 for 2 years

so m=2205

m=2000 (1.05) ^5 for 5 years

so m = approximately 2553

2553-2000

=553

That's your average rate of change in mice between two years and five years.