25 because you would just get rid of the 2/3
Answer:
a = 249 and b = 1.16
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the provided information.
The exponential function for growth is: 
Here, a is the initial value and r is the rate of change.
It is given that the number of birds is 249.
It means a = 249
The rate is given 16%
r=0.16
Put the value of a and r in the above formula.
Now we will compare it with the exponential function form 
Therefore, a = 249 and b = 1.16
Here are formulas we choose from
Increasing: y = a (1 + r)x Decreasing: y = a(1 - r)x
we want increasing
422000(1+.12)^5
743,708 (you don't want the decimals because you can't divide a human...)
The correct answer should be B: y = -3x + 2.
Since the line crosses the y axis at 2, your y-intercept should be 2. Using rise over run you can compare the equations to the graph. If you convert 3x to a fraction, it would be 3/1x. Since the line is going down 3 and the rise of the y = -3x + 2 is -3, that part is correct. The line also moves over 1 unit, so the run is 1, therefore the correct slope would be -3 or -3/1. Now if you combine what you have it should be y = -3x - 2, which is the same equation as B.
