Modeling Exponential Population Growth
A certain zoo notices that their population of rare stick insects grows by 2 percent each year. The zoo keeper takes an inventory of the insects one day and documents the population size. If P is the population size documented on the day and n is the number of years since the inventory was conducted, what is the predicted population of the insects on any given anniversary of the count?
A
(1.02)^n * P
B
1 + 2n * P
C
(1.2)n * P
D
Pn + P