A biologist is studying a population of raccoons that live in a park. The population contains 50 males and 50 females. The biologist determines that R₀ = 2. How many female raccoons are expected to be in the park next year?

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R₀ = 2 indicates that each female is expected to produce 2 offspring. With 50 females, this results in 100 offspring, assuming all offspring survive and are female.

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