A nest of ants has been growing exponentially in such a way that its population, P, as a function of w weeks is given by P(w)= 24,000(1.063)w For the first 5 weeks, is the population increasing on average more or less than 1600 ants per week? Explain how you determined your answer. Matthew claims that the population of ants is growing at a rate of 0.9% per day. Explain why Matthew’s claim is too high of a rat

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A nest of ants has been growing exponentially in such a way that its population, P, as a function of w weeks is given by P(w)= 24,000(1.063)w

For the first 5 weeks, is the population increasing on average more or less than 1600 ants per week? Explain how you determined your answer.

Matthew claims that the population of ants is growing at a rate of 0.9% per day. Explain why Matthew’s claim is too high of a rate.

 

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