Each Month,the Per Capita Birth Rate of a Population Is

Multiple Choice

Each month,the per capita birth rate of a population is b,and the per capita death rate is d.The initial size of the population is N.Assuming that the birth and death rates remain constant,what formula represents the population size after five months? [Hint: Think about how populations increase,and generate a formula based on that knowledge.]

A) N × (b - d)
B) N × 5(b - d)
C) N × (b - d) ⁵
D) N × (1 + b - d)
E) N × (1 + b - d) ⁵