Question

Suppose a population of 250 crickets doubles in size every 3 months how many crickets will there be after 2 years ?

Answer 1

Answer: 64,000 crickets

Step-by-step explanation: 2 years = 24 months; every 3 months the crickets double in population, therefore the cricket population doubles 8 times. 250 x 2 = 500; 500 x 2 = 1,000; 1,000 x 2 = 2,000; 2,000 x 2 = 4,000; 4,000 x 2 = 8,000; 8,000 x 2 = 16,000; 16,000 x 2 = 32,000; 32,000 x 2 = 64,000