Consider the Study of an Island Human Population with No

question 9

Short Answer

Consider the study of an island human population with no immigration or emigration. What is the doubling time if the instantaneous rate of increase is 0.365 people per year? Assuming our first census of the island was 50 people, how many years before you would you have 310 people on the island?

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