SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
7) In1992,thepopulationofacountrywasestimatedat5million.Foranysubsequentyear,thepopulation,
P(t)(inmillions),canbemodeledusingtheequationP(t)=250
5+44.99e–0.0208t,wheretisthenumberof
yearssince1992.Determinetheyearwhenthepopulationwillbe39million.
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
8) Inatownwhosepopulationis3000,adiseasecreatesanepidemic.Thenumberofpeople,N,infectedt
daysafterthediseasehasbegunisgivenbythefunction
N(t)=3000
1+21.2e–0.54t .Findthenumberofinfectedpeopleafter10days.
A) 2737people B) 142people C) 1000people D) 2000people.
9) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=520
1+6.4e–0.28t
describesthepopulationofaspeciesofbutterflies
tmonthsaftertheyareintroducedtoanon–threateninghabitat.Howmanybutterflieswereinitially
introducedtothehabitat?
A) 70butterflies B) 520butterflies C) 6 butterflies D) 2butterflies
10) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=600
1+6.5e–0.22t
describesthepopulationofaspeciesofbutterflies
tmonthsaftertheyareintroducedtoanon–threateninghabitat.Whatisthelimitingsizeofthebutterfly
populationthatthehabitatwillsustain?
A) 600butterflies B) 80butterflies C) 7 butterflies D) 1200 butterflies
11) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=760
1+18.0e–0.16t
describesthepopulationofaspeciesofbutterflies
tmonthsaftertheyareintroducedtoanon–threateninghabitat.Howmanybutterfliesareexpectedinthe
habitatafter13months?
A) 234butterflies B) 520butterflies C) 762 butterflies D) 9880 butterflies
12) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=13,000
1+259.0e–1.9t
modelsthenumberofpeoplewhohavebecomeillwith
aparticularinfectiontweeksafteritsinitialoutbreakinaparticularcommunity.Howmanypeople
becameillwiththisinfectionwhentheepidemicbegan?
A) 50people B) 13,000 people C) 259 people D) 260 people
13) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=57,000
1+2849e–1.9t
modelsthenumberofpeoplewhohavebecomeillwith
aparticularinfectiontweeksafteritsinitialoutbreakinaparticularcommunity.Howmanypeoplewere
illafter5weeks?
A) 46,981people B) 57,000 people C) 100 people D) 59,850 people
14) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=54,000
1+770.4e–1.8t
modelsthenumberofpeoplewhohavebecomeillwith
aparticularinfectiontweeksafteritsinitialoutbreakinaparticularcommunity.Whatisthelimitingsize
ofthepopulationthatbecomesill?
A) 54,000people B) 108,000 people C) 770 people D) 771 people
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