Park service personnel are trying to increase the size of the bison population of a large park. If 140 bison currently live in the park, and if the population's rate of growth is 1% annually, find how many bison (rounded to the nearest whole) th should be in 20 years. Use y = 140(2.7)0", where t represents time in years. The number of bison in 20 years should be (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)

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Park service personnel are trying to increase the size of the bison population of a large park. If 140 bison currently live in the park, and if the population's rate of growth is 1% annually, find how many bison (rounded to the nearest whole) there
0.01t
should be in 20 years. Use y = 140(2.7)
where t represents time in years.
The number of bison in 20 years should be.
(Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Park service personnel are trying to increase the size of the bison population of a large park. If 140 bison currently live in the park, and if the population's rate of growth is 1% annually, find how many bison (rounded to the nearest whole) there 0.01t should be in 20 years. Use y = 140(2.7) where t represents time in years. The number of bison in 20 years should be. (Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
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