In1923 , koalas were introduced on Kangaroo Island off the coast of Australia. I

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In1923 , koalas were introduced on Kangaroo Island off the coast of Australia. In 1996 , the population was 5000 . By 2005, the population had grown to 27000, prompting a debate on how to control their growth and avoid koalas dying of starvation1. Assuming exponential growth, find the (continuous) rate of growth of the koala population between 1996 and 2005 . Round your answer to one decimal place. The continuous growth rate is ____% Find a formula for the population as a function of the number of years since 1996 The formula is P=? Estimate the population in the year 2012 using your value of k . Round your answer to the nearest thousand koalas. The population in the year 2012 will be approximately ____ thousand koalas

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http://www.math.ksu.edu/math205/math205.s12/solution1.pdf

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