You are studying an invasive species what was the size of the population when they began recording data

Question

On graph y is population x is years points (-5,50),(-1,100),(0,150), (1,250), (2,450), (3,800)
The starting amount was

Answer 1

To determine the starting population size, we can analyze the data points provided. The points given are:

• (-5, 50)
• (-1, 100)
• (0, 150)
• (1, 250)
• (2, 450)
• (3, 800)

These points represent the population size (y) at different years (x).

The x-coordinate represents the years where:

• At \(x = -5\), the population was 50.
• At \(x = -1\), the population was 100.
• At \(x = 0\), the population was 150.

To find the starting amount of the invasive species, we look at the data points and notice that the first recorded data point provided (in a more negative year) is at \((-5, 50)\).

Thus, when the data recording began (which appears to be 5 years before year 0), the population was 50.