Apopulation of 240 birds increases at a rate of 16% annually. jemel writes an exponential function of the form f(x) = abx to represent the number of birds after x years. which values should she use for a and b?

Hence the values of a and b are given by:

a=240

and b=1.16.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

A population of 240 birds increases at a rate of 16% annually.

i.e. the initial population of birds is 240.

Also they are increasing at a rate of 16% =0.16.

Hence, it clearly implies that the growth is exponential and the function that represents the population of the birds after x years is given by:

Hence, on comparing our function with the exponential function:

we have:

a=240

and b=1.16.

eight hundred an fifty one point four hundred and fifteen

800+50+1+.4+.01+.005