The Snowtree Cricket Behaves in a Rather Interesting Way: the Rate

question 1

Multiple Choice

The Snowtree cricket behaves in a rather interesting way: The rate at which it chirps depends linearly on the temperature. One summer evening you hear a cricket chirping at a rate of 140 chirps per minute, and you notice that the temperature is 80°F. Later in the evening, the cricket has slowed down to 120 chirps per minute, and you notice that the temperature has dropped to 75°F. What is the temperature if the cricket is chirping at a rate of 108 chirps per minute ?

• A)72°F
• B) 70°F
• C) 78°F
• D) 67°F
• E) 76°F

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