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A colony of rabbits satisfies the differential equation
d
y
d
t
=
0.4
y
(
1
−
y
500
)
\dfrac{dy}{dt}=0.4\,y\left(1-\dfrac{y}{500}\right)
d
t
d
y
=
0.4
y
(
1
−
500
y
)
, where
t
t
t
is measured in days and
y
(
0
)
=
50
y(0)=50
y
(
0
)
=
50
. Approximately how many days will it take for the population to reach
400
400
400
rabbits? a)
5
days
5\,\text{days}
5
days
b)
9
days
9\,\text{days}
9
days
c)
6
days
6\,\text{days}
6
days
d)
8
days
8\,\text{days}
8
days
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