I am stuck on this question:

Suppose a population of honey bees in Ephraim, UT has an initial population of 5300 and 8 years later the population reaches 16000. Use an explicit exponential model to find the rate of growth and common ratio for the honey bee population.

Express the rate of growth as a percentage. Round to the nearest tenth.

r =%

Express the common ratio as a decimal. Round to the nearest thousandth.

1+r=