1. What is a doubling time? Suppose a population has a doubling time of 15 years....

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1. What is a doubling time? Suppose a population has a doubling time of 15 years. By what factor will it grow in 30 years? Choose the correct definition of a doubling time below. OOOO A. The time required for each halving in linear growth. B. The time required for each doubling in exponensal growth. C. The time required for each doubling in linear growth D. The time required for each halving in exponential growth. By what factor will population grow in 30 years? 2. State the approximate doubling time formula and the conditions under which it works well. Give an example. Choose the correct approximate doubling time fomula for a quantity growing exponentially at a rate of P% per time period On OB.T Oc OD.T (Type exponential notation with positive exponents) 70+ P P de 70 70-P 70 doul P Under which conditions does the approximate doubling formuls work well? A. The approximation works best for small growth rates B. The approximation works best for large growth rates c. The approximation works best for positive growth rates OD. The approximation works best for growth rates over 100%. Choose the best example of the use of the approximate doubling formula. 10 A. The compound interest of a bank account grows by 20% each year B. The population of a certain community of raccoons is increasing at a rate of 6% per month C. A certain bactana is growing at a rate of 102% per day. D. The p False 3. Ostermine whether the owing statement site or 1.969 donor ties is increasing at a rate of 55% per month is between 10 and 100 at the or false? without doing any cautions 1. What is a doubling time? Suppose a population has a doubling time of 15 years. By what factor will it grow in 30 years? Choose the correct definition of a doubling time below. OOOO A. The time required for each halving in linear growth. B. The time required for each doubling in exponensal growth. C. The time required for each doubling in linear growth D. The time required for each halving in exponential growth. By what factor will population grow in 30 years? 2. State the approximate doubling time formula and the conditions under which it works well. Give an example. Choose the correct approximate doubling time fomula for a quantity growing exponentially at a rate of P% per time period On OB.T Oc OD.T (Type exponential notation with positive exponents) 70+ P P de 70 70-P 70 doul P Under which conditions does the approximate doubling formuls work well? A. The approximation works best for small growth rates B. The approximation works best for large growth rates c. The approximation works best for positive growth rates OD. The approximation works best for growth rates over 100%. Choose the best example of the use of the approximate doubling formula. 10 A. The compound interest of a bank account grows by 20% each year B. The population of a certain community of raccoons is increasing at a rate of 6% per month C. A certain bactana is growing at a rate of 102% per day. D. The p False 3. Ostermine whether the owing statement site or 1.969 donor ties is increasing at a rate of 55% per month is between 10 and 100 at the or false? without doing any cautions