CHINSTRAP PENGUINS
The population of chinstrap penguins on an island in the
Antarctic was comprised of about 60,000breeding pairs in 1980.
The population of chinstrap penguins has been declining by
about 3.6 percent per year since 1980.
1)INITIAL VALUE
2
GROWTH OR DECAY RATE
Determine the initial
Determine whether the situation represents
exponential growth or decay.
value, a.
Drag the circle over the correct term.
= D
60000
GROWTH(or DECAY) Rate: r=
0.036
3
FORMULATE EGQUATION y= a(1土r)*
4
APPLY
Formulate the equation of an exponential
function that models the population of breeding
pairs of chinstrap penguins x years after 1980.
If the trend continues, what will the population
be in 2050 according to the model?
chinstrap breeding pairs
ソミ
60000
1-0.036 |D*
x
Round to the nearest whole number.
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