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The population of a colony of mosquitoes obeys the law of uninhibited growth. If there are 1000 mosquitoes initially and there are 1600 after 1 day, what is the size of the colony after 4 days? How long is there until there are 20,000 mosquitoes?
What is the size of the colony after 4 days?
Approximately ___mosquitoes.
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest whole number as needed)
How long is it until 20,000 mosquitoes are in the colony?
About___days.
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest whole number as needed)
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N(t) = N(0) * e^(kt)
(a) By data N(0) = 1000 and N(1) = 1600
1600 = ...
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