On the first day of spring, an entire field of flowering trees blossoms. The population of locusts consuming these
flowers rapidly increases as the trees blossom.
The relationship between the elapsed time, t, in weeks, since the beginning of spring, and the total number of
locusts, N(t). is modeled by the following function:
N (t)
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Complete the following sentence about the rate of change in the locust population.
Round your answer to two decimal places.
weeks.
how many weeks is the locusts tripled

Ariana starts with 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance. the amount of the substance decreases by 20% each week for a number of weeks, w. the expression 100(1−0.2)w finds the amount of radioactive substance remaining after w weeks. which statement about this expression is true? a) it is the difference between the initial amount and the percent decrease. b) it is the difference between the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks. c) it is the initial amount raised to the decay factor after w weeks. d) it is the product of the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks.