A bunny population is doubling every 2 years. There are currently 45 bunnies. How many will there be

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    A bunny population is doubling every 2 years. There are currently 45 bunnies. How many will there be in 10 years?

    Find the number of doubling periods:
    Number of Doubling periods = Time / Doubling period
    Number of Doubling periods = 10/2
    Number of Doubling periods = 5

    Create a function to determine the amount of bunnies after each doubling period:
    B(n) = 45 * 2^n

    Since we calculated 5 doubling periods, we want B(5):
    B(5) = 45 * 2^5
    B(5) = 45 * 32
    B(5) = 1,440
     

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