The first thing you discover in your new home is termites!!!!! When your home was built 3 years ago, there were two termites (one queen, one king). This type of termite population grows in such a way that each year the number of termites is multiplied by 5.7. 

 Write an equation for the number of termites (let that be y) in this colony after t years.

How many termites are in the colony now (after 3 years)? Show how you arrived at your answer. Round to the nearest termite.

 How many termites will be there be in 1 year (a total of 4 years from the beginning)? Show how you arrived at your answer. Round to the nearest termite.

 How many termites will be there be in 2 years (a total of 5 years from the beginning)? Show how you arrived at your answer. Round to the nearest termite.

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Equation for Termite Population Let y represent the number of termites after t years Since the initial population was 2 termites and it grows by a fac... View the full answer