Zoologists are studying two newly discovered species of insects in a previously unexplored section of rain forest. they estimate the current population of insect a to be 1.3 million and the current population of insect b to be 2.1 million. as development is encroaching on the section of rain forest where these insects live, the zoologists estimate the populations of insect a to be reducing at a rate of 3.8% and insect b to be reducing at a rate of 4.6%.

if p represents the population of each species of insect in millions, and t represents the elapsed time in years, then which of the following systems of equations can be used to determine how long it will be before the populations of the two species are equal?

For problems 7–10, state a reasonable domain for the problem statement, find the inverse functionf –1(x), and identify the independent and dependent quantities of the inverse. gary is jogging. the total distance he has traveled, in miles, can be estimated using the functionf(x) = 9x, where x is his jogging time in hours. camryn sells computers. she earns commission for her computer sales plus a fixed wage for each day she works. her daily earnings, in dollars, can be estimated using the functionf(x) = 0.15x + 50, where x represents her computer sales in dollars. the distance a motorboat travels, in meters, can be estimated using the equation f(x) = 1.9x2, wherexisthetimeinseconds,for0≤x≤10. a rock band is selling tickets to a concert at a theater. the band earns money for each ticket sold, but has to pay some of the earnings to the theater. the total money earned by the band can be estimated using the function f(x) = 7.5x – 300, where x is the number of tickets sold.