A population grows according to a logistic growth model, with population parameter $\lambda$= 2.4 and starting population fraction x = 0.35 for the first year. The value of x after the second year is:

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The logistic growth model can be represented by the equation x_next = x_current + λx_current(1 - x_current), where λ is the population parameter and x represents the population fraction. Given λ = 2.4 and x_current = 0.35 for the first year, we calculate x_next for the second year as follows: x_next = 0.35 + 2.4*0.35*(1 - 0.35) = 0.546.

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