Step-by-step explanation:
Hello!
For this particular organism population the growth rate is so that is doubled every 20 years. Using the starting population of 9 billion individuals by year 2000 you have to calculate the expected population values every 20 years.
All you have to do is multiply the original population by 2 to obtain the next value.
Year 2000:
Population: 9*10⁹ or 9 000 000 000 x 2= 18 000 000 000
To express 18 billion in scientific notation you have to add a "comma" after the first digit and then count the number of digits behind it:
1, 8 000 000 000 there are 10 digits behind the first digit. This notation summarizes the number in base 10 exponents so 18 billion in scientific notation is:
1.8 * ten "exponent the number of digits behind the comma"
1,8*10¹⁰So the population for year 2020 will be 1,8*10¹⁰
Next for year 2040 you have to multiply the population of year 2020 by 2
1,8*10¹⁰ x 2= 3,6*10¹⁰
And so on:
2060: 3,6*10¹⁰ x 2)= 7.2*10¹⁰
2080: 7.2*10¹⁰ x2= 1.44*10¹¹
2100: 1.44*10¹¹ x2= 2.88*10¹¹
2120: 2.88*10¹¹x2= 5.76*10¹¹
2140: 5.76*10¹¹x2= 1.152*10¹²
2160: 1.152*10¹²x2= 2.304*10¹²
2180: 2.304*10¹²x2= 4.608*10¹²
2200: 4.608*10¹² x2= 9.216*10¹²
2220: 9.216*10¹²x2= 1.8432*10¹³
2240: 1.8432*10¹³x2= 3.6864*10¹³
2260: 3.6864*10¹³x2= 7.3728*10¹³
2280: 7.3728*10¹³x2= 1.47456*10¹⁴
2300: 1.47456*10¹⁴x2= 2.94912*10¹⁴
2320: 2.94912*10¹⁴x2= 5.89824*10¹⁴
2340: 5.89824*10¹⁴x2= 1.179648*10¹⁵
2360: 1.179648*10¹⁵x2= 2.359296*10¹⁵
2380: 2.359296*10¹⁵x2= 4.718592*10¹⁵
2400: 4.718592*10¹⁵x2= 9.437184*10¹⁵
So for year 2400 the expected population will be 9.437184*10¹⁵, writen in common notation that is:
9 437 184 000 000 000 individuals
I hope this helps!
