Suppose a population of 160 crickets doubles in size every month. The function gives the population after x months. How many crickets will there be after 2 years? f(x) = 160 x 2^x

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Suppose a population of 160 crickets doubles in size every month. The function  gives the population after x months. How many crickets will there be after 2 years? f(x) = 160 x 2^x

anonymous · Answer

what don't you understand?

anonymous · Answer

can you solve it?

anonymous · Answer

for you? i'm not sure if i'm allowed to do that but i'll tell you how to do it

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

so, what you have is a formula:
f(x)=160*2^x

anonymous · Answer

the x is a representation of how many months you're calculating it for

anonymous · Answer

there are 24 months in 2 years

anonymous · Answer

then substitute 24 into the place of x and solve to find your answer