Answer: 1,599,960
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the population of crawfish in a section of the Louisiana bayou increased from 900,000 to 1.2 million between 2010 and 2011. The percentage increase in population will be:
= (1.2 million - 900000) / 900000 × 100
= 300000/900000 × 100
= 33.33%
Since the population increases by the same percentage between 2011 and 2012, then the population in 2012 will be:
= (100% + 33.33%) × 1.2 million
= 133.33% × 1.2 million
= 1.3333 × 1.2 million
= 1,599,960
The population in 2012 is 1,599,960
