Question

The bear population increases at a rate of 2% each year. There are 1573 bears this year. Which function models the bear population?

Answer 1

that is  1573*1.02^n

where n is the number of years
so there will be about 1604 bears next year  and 1573*1.02^2 = 1637 the following year.

Answer 2

1573^.02t if 1573 is the original bear population