Question

For a population of 40,000 Elephants living in South Africa, the per capita growth rate

(r max ) = - 0.05. How many elephants will be present in South Africa next year?

Answer 1

Answer:

Nt ≈ 38,183

Explanation:

Assuming that the per capita growth rate (r max ) of -0.05 remains constant, we can use the exponential growth equation to estimate the number of elephants in South Africa next year:

Nt = N0 * e^(r * t)

where:
Nt = the population size at time t
N0 = the initial population size
r = per capita growth rate
t = time

We can rearrange this equation to solve for Nt:

Nt = N0 * e^(r * t)

Nt = 40,000 * e^(-0.05 * 1)

Nt ≈ 38,183

Therefore, we can estimate that there will be approximately 38,183 elephants in South Africa next year.