Answer:
Expression: [tex]120(1.3)^{16}[/tex]
Beetles after 16 years: 7984 beetles
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the population increases 30% annually every year on the population size of that year, then we need to use a compound interest formula which would be the following
A = P (1 + r/n) (nt)
A = the future amount
P = the initial amount
r = the annual increase rate (decimal)
n = the number of times that interest/increase is compounded per unit t
t = the number of years
Using the values in the question the expression for this scenario would be the following
120(1 + (0.30 / 1))^(1*16)
[tex]120(1.3)^{16}[/tex]
7984.99
