A herd of antelope currently has 35 members. Based on the available resources, biologists estimate that the size of the herd will increase at a rate of 8% per year. Which of the following graphs models this relationship, if the x-axis represents years and the y-axis represents number of antelope?

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Belinda Mcmahon

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31 March, 04:58

A herd of antelope currently has 35 members. Based on the available resources, biologists estimate that the size of the herd will increase at a rate of 8% per year. Which of the following graphs models this relationship, if the x-axis represents years and the y-axis represents number of antelope?

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Nataly Lin · Answer 1

As time increases, population increases at a faster rate. Thus we are looking for a graph that curves upwards. This curve never goes below y=0. Also, because we have an intial amount of 35 antelope, the y-intercept will be 35.