The Number of Mice in an Old Barn After the Cats

question 255

Multiple Choice

The number of mice in an old barn after the cats are removed can be roughly estimated with the following function: $y = 2.325 x ^ { 0.73 } + 0.26 x + 1$ where y is the number of mice and x is the number of weeks since a cat lived
In the barn. Predict the number of mice there will be in ten weeks if you get rid of the cat in the barn.

• A) 21 mice
• B) 16 mice
• C) 15 mice
• D) 14 mice

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