p(1) = 1,000 p(n) = 1.05 * p(n - 1) 1 1000.00 6 1276.28 11 1628.89 16 2078.93 2 1050.00 7 1340.10 12 1710.34 17 2182.87 3 1102.50 8 1407.10 13 1795.86 18 2292.02 4 1157.62 9 1477.46 14 1885.65 19 2406.62 5 1215.51 10 1551.33 15 1979.93 20 2526.95 p(1) = 1,000 p(n) = 1.01 * p(n - 1) 1 1000.00 6 1051.01 11 1104.62 16 1160.97 2 1010.00 7 1061.52 12 1115.67 17 1172.58 3 1020.10 8 1072.14 13 1126.83 18 1184.30 4 1030.30 9 1082.86 14 1138.09 19 1196.15 5 1040.60 10 1093.69 15 1149.47 20 1208.11 p(1) = 1,000 p(n) = 0.95 * p(n - 1) 1 1000.00 6 773.78 11 598.74 16 463.29 2 950.00 7 735.09 12 568.80 17 440.13 3 902.50 8 698.34 13 540.36 18 418.12 4 857.37 9 663.42 14 513.34 19 397.21 5 814.51 10 630.25 15 487.67 20 377.35 p(1) = 1,000 p(n) = 0.99 * p(n - 1) 1 1000.00 6 950.99 11 904.38 16 860.06 2 990.00 7 941.48 12 895.34 17 851.46 3 980.10 8 932.07 13 886.38 18 842.94 4 970.30 9 922.74 14 877.52 19 834.51 5 960.60 10 913.52 15 868.75 20 826.17Notice that when R is greater than one the population is increasing. The larger R is the faster the population increases.
When R is less than one the population is decreasing and the smaller R is the faster the population decreases.