The Average Daily Food Consumption F of a Herbivorous Mammal $F = 0.4 x ^ { 3 / 4 }$

question 68

Multiple Choice

The average daily food consumption F of a herbivorous mammal with body weight x, where both F and x are measured in pounds, is given approximately by the equation $F = 0.4 x ^ { 3 / 4 }$ . Find the weight x of an elephant that consumes 400 lb of food per day.

• A) 15,000 lb
• B) \(20,000 \mathrm { lb }\)
• C) \(10,0001 \mathrm {~b}\)
• D) 5,000 \(1 \mathrm {~b}\)
• E) none of these

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