A population of caribou in a forest grows at a rate of 5% every year. If there are currently 248 caribou, which function represents the number of caribou in the forest in t years?

A.

C (t) = 248 (1.05) t

B.

C (t) = (248) (1.05) t

C.

C (t) = 248 (0.05) t

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Jocelyn Ferrell

Mathematics

25 July, 23:04

A population of caribou in a forest grows at a rate of 5% every year. If there are currently 248 caribou, which function represents the number of caribou in the forest in t years?

A.

C (t) = 248 (1.05) t

B.

C (t) = (248) (1.05) t

C.

C (t) = 248 (0.05) t

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Ayana Pierce · Answer 1

Answer: I think that the answer is C because 5% is 5 out of 100 and 5 out of 100 as a decimal is 0.05 and you are trying to find how much the population will have increased so you have to multiply 248 by 5% or you have to multiply 248 by 0.05

A population of caribou in a forest grows at a rate of 5% every year. If there are currently 248 caribou, which function represents the number of caribou in the forest in t years?A.C (t) = 248 (1.05) tB.C (t) = (248) (1.05) tC.C (t) = 248 (0.05) t

A population of caribou in a forest grows at a rate of 5% every year. If there are currently 248 caribou, which function represents the number of caribou in the forest in t years?

A.

C (t) = 248 (1.05) t

B.

C (t) = (248) (1.05) t

C.

C (t) = 248 (0.05) t