Question: Zebra mussels are freshwater shellfish that first appeared in the St. Lawrence River in the early 1980s and have spread throughout the Great Lakes. Suppose

Zebra mussels are freshwater shellfish that first appeared in the St. Lawrence River in the early 1980s and have spread throughout the Great Lakes. Suppose that t months after they appeared in a small bay, the number of zebra mussels is given by Z(t) = 300t2. How many zebra mussels are in the bay after four months? At what rate is the population growing at that time? Give units.

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