During the summer, many homeowners struggle to keep ant's out of their homes. In a specific
kitchen, the population of a colony of ants is given by
P(t) = 42(1.168)
where P(t) is the populationand t is the number of days after June 1st.
(a)What is the daily growth rate of this ant population?
Write your answer as a percent rounded to two decimal places.
(b)What is the continuous growth rate of this ant population?
Write your answer as a percent rounded to two decimal places.
(c)When will the population reach 500 ants? Use an algebraic solving process to show
that it will take 15.95 days to reach 500 ants.