Suppose a scientist finds that the average female gorilla needs to have at least 2.1 surviving offspring in order for the population to replace itself from generation to generation. How would she write an inequality that shows the number of offspring (c) that will cause the population to decrease from generation to generation?(1 point) Responses c≠2.1 c is not equal to 2.1 c≥2.1 c greater-than-or-equal-to 2.1 c>2.1 c greater than 2.1 c<2.1
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To show the number of offspring (c) that will cause the population to decrease from generation to generation, we need to express the condition where the average female gorilla has fewer than 2.1 surviving offspring.
The correct inequality would be:
c < 2.1
This means that if the number of surviving offspring is less than 2.1, the population will decrease from generation to generation.
