Calculating Ant Population Growth Over 10 Days

In summary, the rate of growth in the population of ants for each of the ten days is approximately 7 ants per day.
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BobJones
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Determine the rate of growth in the population of ants for each of the ten days:
Day 0 - 65 ants
Day 1 - 72 ants
Day 2 - 79 ants
Day 3 - 87 ants
Day 4 - 95 ants
Day 5 - 104 ants
Day 6 - 114 ants
Day 7 - 123 ants
Day 8 - 134 ants
Day 9 - 146 ants
Day 10 - 161 antsI believe to solve this you need to use the equation P=PoR^(t/h) where:
P = population
Po = original population
R = rate of growth
t = time
h = time it takes for R to occur.

I've tried using the aforementioned formula, but can't determine what "h" would be? And surely the time would be the number of the day?
 
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What have you tried? You need to show some work before anyone can help you.
 
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I think they just want you to calculate how many new ants were produced between Day n and Day n+1 for each of the 11 days.
 
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As a quick approximation suggestion, the population about doubles in 8 days.
 
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The question asks for ten different values, each corresponding to the count identifying the day number.
 

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