A biologist is comparing the growth of a population of flies per week to the number of flies a bullfrog will consume per week. She has devised an equation to solve for which day (x) the bullfrog would be able to eat the entire population. The equation is 2x = 3x − 1.

Explain to the biologist how she can solve this on a graph using a system of equations.

Question

A biologist is comparing the growth of a population of flies per week to the number of flies a bullfrog will consume per week. She has devised an equation to solve for which day (x) the bullfrog would be able to eat the entire population. The equation is 2x = 3x − 1.

Explain to the biologist how she can solve this on a graph using a system of equations.

chasepit · Answer

U can subtract the x to make it a slope function

anonymous · Answer

it's 2^x=3x-1! sorry about that

phi · Answer

They want you to graph both equations
y= 2^x
and y= 3x+1
and see where they intersect.

anonymous · Answer

They intersect at 1, right?

anonymous · Answer

What do I do now? @phi