On January 1, 1879, Records Show That 500 of a Fish

question 52

Multiple Choice

On January 1, 1879, records show that 500 of a fish called Atlantic striped bass were introduced into the San Francisco Bay.In 1899, the first year fishing for bass was allowed, 100,000 of these bass were caught, representing 10% of the population at the start of 1899.Owing to reproduction, at any moment in time the bass population is growing at a rate proportional to the population at that moment.Write a differential equation satisfied by B(t) , the number of Atlantic striped bass a time t, where t is in years since January 1, 1879 and 0 $\le$ t < 20 and solve it for B(t) .

• A) \(B(t)=500 e^{7.6 t}\)
• B) \(B(t)=500 e^{0.38 t}\)
• C) \(B(t)=500\left(1-e^{0.38 t}\right)\)
• D) \(B(t)=500\left(20-e^{7.6 t}\right)\)

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