A herd of 22 white-tailed deer is introduced to a coastal island where there had been no deer before. Their population is predicted to increase according to A=308 divided by 1+13e^−0.75t where A is the number of deer expected in the herd after t years. (a) How many deer will be present after 3 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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A herd of 22 white-tailed deer is introduced to a coastal island where there had been no deer before. Their population is predicted to increase according to

A=308 divided by 1+13e^−0.75t

where A is the number of deer expected in the herd after t years.

(a) How many deer will be present after 3 years? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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(b) What is the carrying capacity for this model?

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