Question

A shepherd has 200 sheep with him. Find the number of sheeps with him after 3 years if the increase in number of sheeps is 8% every year.

Answer 1

Here, P = Present number of sheeps = 200 

R = Increase in number of sheeps per year = 8% 

N = 3 years 

A = Number of sheeps after 3 years

= 0.0128 × 27 × 27 × 27 

= 251.9424 = 252 

∴ The number of sheeps with the shepherd after 2 years would be 252 (approx).