The population of a village is modeled by the function P(t) = 890e0.024t, where P is the population after t years. What does 890 represent?

In an exponential model of the form P(t) = a e^(kt), the constant a is the value of P when t = 0. Here, P(0) = 890e^0 = 890, so 890 represents the village’s initial population.

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