P (x) = 90(1 + 1.5x) / 1+ 0.5x

P = number of fish
x = number of months since the fish were placed in the aquarium

One year after the fish are first placed in the aquarium, what is the total number of fish? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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P (x) = 90(1 + 1.5x) / 1+ 0.5x

P = number of fish
x = number of months since the fish were placed in the aquarium

One year after the fish are first placed in the aquarium, what is the total number of fish? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

anonymous · Answer

Refer to my previous answer. Replace x with 12, as there are 12 months in a year.

anonymous · Answer

244.2857

anonymous · Answer

oh ok

anonymous · Answer

rounded up -> 245 fish. You can't have .2857 of a fish

anonymous · Answer

244 would be the closest whole number

anonymous · Answer

Yeah but when you have say 255.4 people in statistics, you round up despite it being closer to 255. And the difficulty of the question doesn't appear that this would matter either way.

anonymous · Answer

ty

anonymous · Answer

yeah but i guess they follow the .5 and up round up anything less round down

anonymous · Answer

ok