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Sloan
2 months ago
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Ryan spills some soda and neglects to clean it up. When leaving for spring break, Ryan notices some ants on the sticky mess, but

ignores them. Upon returning 17 days later, Ryan counts 3960 ants in the same place. The next day there are 5280 ants. Assuming that the size of the ant population can be described exponentially, find the number of ants that Ryan saw when he left for spring break
Mathematics
1 answer:
zzz [12.3K]2 months ago
8 0
Ryan observed 30 ants when he departed for spring break.

Step-by-step explanation:The formula concerning the ant population can be represented in the following way:[

P(t) shows the population after t days, P(0) represents the initial population, and r signifies the growth rate.After 17 days upon his return, Ryan counts 3960 ants. This suggests thatP(17) = 3960. Consequently,

the next day the ant population rises to 5280.. From this, we can conclude that, hence, we determine that Ryan saw 30 ants when he left for spring break..
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