the rate for 5 cans for $3.70 is 0.74
the rate for 10 cans for $4.10 is 0.41
so the better buy is 10 cans for $4.10 at sams
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.
So, I will give a general explanation to solve the question
A population function can be represented as:

Where:
- The initial population of the Western Lowland Gorillas is represented by (a)
- The rate at which the population changes is represented by (r)
- The number of years since 2022 is represented by (x)
- The population in x years is represented by (y)
From the question, we understand that the population of the Western Lowland Gorillas decreases.
This means that the rate of the function would be an exponential decay i.e. 1 -r
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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X/4 + x/5 = 1
5x/20 + 4x/20=1
9x/20 =1
9x = 20
x = 2.22 hours
Ok so to solve this problem we're going to need to find out how much money they made (their revenue) and the subtract the cost of paying the employees.
So, let's start by finding their revenue
Step 1: Multiply the cost of each beverage by the number sold
Coffees: 20 x 2.85 = 57
Lattes: 17 x 4.80 = 81.6
Step 2: add up the money made from the coffees and the money made from the lattes to get the total revenue
57 + 81.6 = 138.6
So the shop made $138.60 on Tuesday. Let's set that aside while we find out how much the shop's costs were.
Step 3: Find the price of paying two employees for 6 hours
2 x 6 x 14.5 = 174
So the shop had to pay the employees $174.00 for working there.
Step 4: Find the overall profit/loss by subtracting the cost from the revenue
138.6 - 174 = -35.4
So the shop had a loss of $35.40 on Tuesday.
Hope that helps! Feel free to leave a comment or send me a message if I can clarify anything :)