Answer: 5x+17
Step-by-step explanation:
2(x+7) + 3(x+1)
2x+14 + 3x+3
5x+17
The population function of the Western Lowland Gorillas can either represent population growth or population decay
<h3>How to model the population</h3>
The question is incomplete, as the resources to model the population of the Western Lowland Gorillas are not given.
However, the following is a general guide to solve the question.
An exponential function is represented as:

Where:
- (a) represent the initial value i.e. the initial population of the Western Lowland Gorillas
- (r) represents the rate at which the population increases or decreases.
- (x) represents the number of years since 2022
- (y) represents the population in x years
Given that the population of the Western Lowland Gorillas decreases, then the rate of the function would be 1 -r (i.e. an exponential decay)
Take for instance:

By comparison.
a = 2000 and 1 - r = 0.98
The above function can be used to model the population of the Western Lowland Gorillas
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Answer:
-3 1/8.
Step-by-step explanation:
−7/8 − 2 1/4
= -7/8 + -9/4
= -7/8 - 18/8
= -25/8
= -3 1/8.
Combine like terms.
4x^3 -6x^3= -2x^3
-8x^2 +2x^2= -6x^2
Answer = -2x^3 -6x^2 +4