Answer:
The answer is 11 5/18 because it is so easy.
Given that

the inverse
is such that

or

Differentiating both sides using the chain rule gives

Then the derivative of <em>f</em> at 2 is

2/5 = 0.4
let x = amount of applications received
180 = 0.4x.
Divide each side by 0.4
450 = x
The school received 450 applications
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