general equation of a population is
[tex]y=a(1+\frac{b}{100})^x[/tex]where a is the initial population and b the percent of growing
then replacing a=6 and b=12
[tex]y=6(1+\frac{12}{100})^x[/tex]and simplify
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=6(1+0.12)^x \\ y=6(1.12)^x \end{gathered}[/tex]