Which two equations below could you solve to find D, the number of days it takes the water lily population to double?
Did the water lilies double?
Day 10: plants
10
Day 17: plants
22
Did the water lilies double?
10 days: 15 days: 20 days: 25 days: 30 days:
32768
10 days: 15 days: 20 days: 25 days: 30 days:
1048576
10 days: 15 days: 20 days: 25 days: 30 days:
33554432
10 days: 15 days: 20 days: 25 days: 30 days:
1073741824
Try a few examples to verify that the doubling time is indeed 7 days.
The graph to the right shows what you should have gotten on the regression calculator. Check all statements below that accurately describe the regression equation.
The data show that the population of lily pads has growth rate.
Day 7: plants
8
Which solution method did you use?
function would be most suitable to model these data.
Did you find these answers helpful?