Complete Question
The Hollywood cats are a group of cats that have settled in along the Hollywood Beach in Florida. A group of volunteers feed them and care for them while trying to humanely reduce their numbers (as they are considered a nuisance). If there were 100 cats in the year 2012 and the rate of population change is given
by [tex]-\frac{1}{4} t-2[/tex]
where t is measured in years, how many cats are projected to be in the group in 2020.
Answer:
The number of total cats left after 8 years T
[tex]T=76[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question we are told that
Number of cats 2012 n=100
Number of years t=2012-2020=>8 years
Generally the equation of change in population is mathematically Given as
[tex]\frac{dp}{dt}= -\frac{1}{4} t-2[/tex]
[tex]\int dp=\int_0^8 (-\frac{1}{4} t-2)[/tex]
[tex]p=\frac{-64}{8} -16[/tex]
[tex]p=-24cats[/tex]
Therefore the number of total cats left after 8 years T is given as
[tex]T=100-24[/tex]
[tex]T=76[/tex]
