Biologists stocked a lake with 500 fish and estimated the carrying capacity (the maximal population for that species in that lake) to be 7800. The number of fish grew to 620 in the first year. a) find an equation for the number of fish P(t) after t years. P(t)= b)How long will it take for the population to increase to 3900(half of carrying capacity)?
Biologists stocked a lake with 500 fish and estimated the carrying capacity (the maximal population for that species in that lake) to be 7800. The number of fish grew to 620 in the first year. a) find an equation for the number of fish P(t) after t years. P(t)= b)How long will it take for the population to increase to 3900(half of carrying capacity)?
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Biologists stocked a lake with 500 fish and estimated the carrying capacity (the maximal population for that species in that lake) to be 7800. The number of fish grew to 620 in the first year.
a) find an equation for the number of fish P(t) after t years.
P(t)=
b)How long will it take for the population to increase to 3900(half of carrying capacity)?
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