If all the individuals here (let's say 2,000) produce just 2 offspring, how many individuals will be present in the subsequent generation?

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danjs · Answer

the original 2000 if not dead, and 2*2000 offspring,     6000 total

but

danjs · Answer

that is probably right,  but every individual produces 2 kids, they all women, or is it really 1000 men and 1000 women, and each pair produces 2 kids

anonymous · Answer

i dont get it

anonymous · Answer

@DanJS

anonymous · Answer

so the answer is 6000?

anonymous · Answer

i dont think thats right

danjs · Answer

yeah, 2000 people produced 2 kids each,   4000 kids and 2000 adults,  total 6k

anonymous · Answer

it said it's wrong

anonymous · Answer

when i sumbitted the asnwer

danjs · Answer

or are the adults considered last generation,  so just the 4000 kids is it then

anonymous · Answer

okay yeah that's what i sumbitted so what if they ask this next If all of these individuals (4,000) also produce just 2 offspring each, how many individuals will be present in the subsequent generation

danjs · Answer

4000 * 2  =  8000

danjs · Answer

sorry i assumed if you are alive, you are part of the current generation.. .. it probably means the label put on the generations

mathstudent55 · Answer

This generation has 2000 individuals.
Each individual produces 2 offspring.
The next generation has 2 * 2000 = 4000 individuals.