Best to find the equation of the parabola first:
Its equation is y+12.5 = (x+1.5)^2, or y = -12.5 + (x+1.5)^2
Check the first possible x-intercept: let x = -2. Does y come out to 0?
y = -12.5 + (-0.5)^2 = -12.5 + 0.25. This is not equal to 0, so (-2,0) is not an x-intercept of this parabola. Continue checking each possible x-intercept until you find the right one (or ones).
Answer:
(B) 
Step-by-step explanation:
we can use formula

where
Po is the initial population
r is the growth rate
t is the time in months
We are given
initial population of insects
so, Po=6
The scientists find that the insect population, x, is growing exponentially 20% per month
so, r=0.20
now, we can plug these values

there to be a population of 477 insects
so, P(t)=477
now, we plug it
and we get

Graph 2 because It’s looks like it’s 1/2