Give an example of a model that shows gradual growth of a phenomenon and describe how you would implement it in a spreadsheet?

An example of a model that shows gradual growth is the exponential growth model, commonly represented by the formula ( P(t) = P_0 e^{rt} ), where ( P(t) ) is the population at time ( t ), ( P_0 ) is the initial population, ( r ) is the growth rate, and ( e ) is Euler's number. To implement this in a spreadsheet, you would set up columns for time ( t ), initial population ( P_0 ), growth rate ( r ), and then use the formula to calculate ( P(t) ) for each time increment. By filling in the time values sequentially and applying the formula, you can easily visualize the gradual growth over the specified period.