Apopulation of 240 birds increases at a rate of 16% annually. jemel writes an exponential function of the form f(x) = abx to represent the number of birds after x years. which values should she use for a and b?

For this case we have a function of the form:
 f (x) = a (b) ^ x
 Where,
 a: initial population
 b: growth rate
 x: time
 Substituting values we have:
 f (x) = 240 (1.16) ^ x
 
 she should use for a and b:
 a = 240
 b = 1.16

96 divided by 8 is 12