The fox population in a certain region has an annual growth rate of 6 percent per year. It is estimated that the population in the year 2000 was 19100. (a) Find a function that models the population t years after 2000 (t = 0 for 2000). Your answer is P(t) = (b) Use the function from part (a) to estimate the fox population in the year 2008. Your answer is (the answer should be an integer)

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The fox population in a certain region has an annual growth rate of 6 percent per year. It is estimated that
the population in the year 2000 was 19100.
(a) Find a function that models the population t years after 2000 (t = 0 for 2000).
Your answer is P(t) =
(b) Use the function from part (a) to estimate the fox population in the year 2008.
Your answer is (the answer should be an integer)
Transcribed Image Text:The fox population in a certain region has an annual growth rate of 6 percent per year. It is estimated that the population in the year 2000 was 19100. (a) Find a function that models the population t years after 2000 (t = 0 for 2000). Your answer is P(t) = (b) Use the function from part (a) to estimate the fox population in the year 2008. Your answer is (the answer should be an integer)
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