Scientists studied a deer population for 10 years. they generated the function f(x) = 248(1.15)^x to approximate the number of deer in the population x years after beginning the study. about how many deer are in the population 3 years after beginning the study?

251

377

856

1,003

the answer is B

Step-by-step explanation:

The function is already given:

f(x) = 248(1.15)^x

This is a simple case of substitution. We plug in the value of 3 to the function:

f(3) = 248 (1.15)^3

The radical term can be solved first before multiplying with 248 to get the result or a basic scientific calculator can be used to solve this:

f(3) = 377.18 (round off to 377)

Therefore, the answer is the second option:

377

rounding to the nearest thousandth would be 452,000