expected_offspring_py.ipynb

rabbits_py.ipynb

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    "Fibonacci Rabbits\n",
    "==================\n",
    "\n",
    "Given 2 positive integers\n",
    "\n",
    "Return the total number of pairs that will be present after n months if we begin with 1 pair and in each generation produce a litter of k pairs\n",
    "\n",
    "Begin with 1 pair  \n",
    "Each pair produces $k$ pairs of offspring  \n",
    "A pair can only reproduce after they are 1 month old  "
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    "Could also do this recursively, but would have to make exceptions for the early values of `n`\n",
    "\n",
    "If we want to do this in a single loop, will need to watch the order the params are updated, otherwise will be generating number of offspring from a newly updated values without the month gap before they are mature."
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    "def n_rabbits(n, k):\n",
    "    old = 0\n",
    "    young = 1\n",
    "    total = None\n",
    "    \n",
    "    for i in range(1, n + 1):\n",
    "        total = old + young\n",
    "        buffer_young = old * k\n",
    "        old += young\n",
    "        young = buffer_young\n",
    "        \n",
    "    return total"
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    "n_rabbits(34, 2)"
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