A population of deer has a per capita rate of increase of 0.1 deer per year. If there are initially 300 deer in the population, and the population is growing exponentially, how many deer will be in the population after 1 year?

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The equation for exponential growth is:
Nt = N0* (e^(r*t))
where Nt is the population size at time t, N0 is the initial population size, r is the per capita rate of increase, and t is time.
Substituting the given values, we get:
N1 = 300 * (e^(0.1*1))
N1 = 330
Therefore, after 1 year, there will be 330 deer in the population.

A Population of Deer Has a Per Capita Rate of Increase