Suppose that the number y of otters t years after otters were reintroduced into a wild and scenic river is given by the formula below. y = 2500 − 2490e−0.1t (a) Find the population when the otters were reintroduced (at t = 0). otters      (b) How long will it be before the otter population numbers 2000? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) yr

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Suppose that the number y of otters t years after otters were reintroduced into a wild and scenic river is given by the formula below.

y = 2500 − 2490e−0.1t
(a) Find the population when the otters were reintroduced (at t = 0).
otters     

(b) How long will it be before the otter population numbers 2000? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
yr
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