Thread: Help me sove this word problem please.

A rare species of insects was discovered in th amazon river forest. To protect the species envirementalists declare the species endangered. The populalation of the insects T months after being transplanted is given by P


P(t) 50(1+.5T)
_________

(2+.01T)

How many insects were discovered? what was the population at when T=0

I brought (2+.01T) over to the other side of the = sign and made p(t) 0

so I got

(2+.01T)(0)=50(1+.5t)

0= 50+25T.

I'm pretty sure I'm wrong, but am not able to see another way.

What am i doing wrong?

Thanks

Jason

Originally Posted by Darkhrse99

A rare species of insects was discovered in th amazon river forest. To protect the species envirementalists declare the species endangered. The populalation of the insects T months after being transplanted is given by P


P(t) 50(1+.5T)
_________

(2+.01T)

How many insects were discovered? what was the population at when T=0

I brought (2+.01T) over to the other side of the = sign and made p(t) 0

so I got

(2+.01T)(0)=50(1+.5t)

0= 50+25T.

I'm pretty sure I'm wrong, but am not able to see another way.

What am i doing wrong?

Thanks

Jason

When t = 0

Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by Darkhrse99

Thank you very much.

You're welcome

Originally Posted by Darkhrse99

A rare species of insects was discovered in th amazon river forest. To protect the species envirementalists declare the species endangered. The populalation of the insects T months after being transplanted is given by P


P(t) 50(1+.5T)
_________

(2+.01T)

How many insects were discovered? what was the population at when T=0

I found out that 25 is the correct number of insects. When you make T=0 you get

50(1+.5(0))
__________
(2+.01(0)


What's in the paranthesis = 0 on the top, so your left with 50/2 = 25 insects discovered.


Jason

Originally Posted by Darkhrse99

I found out that 25 is the correct number of insects. When you make T=0 you get

50(1+.5(0))
__________
(2+.01(0)


What's in the paranthesis = 0 on the top, so your left with 50/2 = 25 insects discovered.


Jason

Sorry about that. My bad.