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+5.5e–0.18t
describesthepopulationofaspeciesofbutterflies
tmonthsaftertheyareintroducedtoanon–threateninghabitat.Howmanybutterflieswereinitially
introducedtothehabitat?
A) 80butterflies B) 520butterflies C) 6 butterflies D) 2butterflies
10) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=800
1+19.0e–0.15t
describesthepopulationofaspeciesofbutterflies
tmonthsaftertheyareintroducedtoanon–threateninghabitat.Whatisthelimitingsizeofthebutterfly
populationthatthehabitatwillsustain?
A) 800butterflies B) 40butterflies C) 19 butterflies D) 1600 butterflies
11) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=320
1+5.4e–0.18t
describesthepopulationofaspeciesofbutterflies
tmonthsaftertheyareintroducedtoanon–threateninghabitat.Howmanybutterfliesareexpectedinthe
habitatafter20months?
A) 279butterflies B) 1000 butterflies C) 320 butterflies D) 6400 butterflies
12) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=90,000
1+1799.0e–1.4t
modelsthenumberofpeoplewhohavebecomeill
withaparticularinfectiontweeksafteritsinitialoutbreakinaparticularcommunity.Howmanypeople
becameillwiththisinfectionwhentheepidemicbegan?
A) 50people B) 90,000 people C) 1799 people D) 1800 people
13) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=16,000
1+399e–1.8t
modelsthenumberofpeoplewhohavebecomeillwitha
particularinfectiontweeksafteritsinitialoutbreakinaparticularcommunity.Howmanypeoplewereill
after9weeks?
A) 15,999people B) 16,000 people C) 360 people D) 16,400 people
14) Thelogisticgrowthfunctionf(t)=70,000
1+2332.3e–1.2t
modelsthenumberofpeoplewhohavebecomeill
withaparticularinfectiontweeksafteritsinitialoutbreakinaparticularcommunity.Whatisthelimiting
sizeofthepopulationthatbecomesill?
A) 70,000people B) 140,000 people C) 2332 people D) 2333 people
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