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Scientists collected monthly data
on the population of beetles and
geckos in a portion of the rainforest.
The results are shown in the table.
# OF
BEETLES
325
167
51
783
1,087
401
430
# OF
GECKOS
41
24
10
92
156
50
72
STATEMENT
The function y = 0.13x+1.1 can be used to
model the data.
If a scientist found 35 geckos, she would
estimate the beetle population to be about 277,
If the beetle population is 1,500, scientists
could predict finding about 196 geckos.
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