Question

help please!! The table shows the population, p, of mice in a field at the end of m months. Time,m,:0,1,2,3,4 population,p,:6,12,24,48,96 Based on the data in the table, what will be the population of mice in the field at the end of 8 months? F 192 G 3,072 H 1,536 J 256

Answer 1

According to the table, it's just doubling, so, the series will be written as:

$n = 2(n-1)$

Since you know values up to 4, you can just double the values until you get to 8. So, 96*2 = 192. 192 * 2 = 384. 384 * 2 = 768. And for the thing in 8 months, 768 * 2 = 1536. So, your answer is H.