SOLUTION: The number of times a cricket chirps can be used to estimate the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit . The expression c/4+37, where c is the number of chirps in 1 minute, shows this

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Question 903381: The number of times a cricket chirps can be used to estimate the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
. The expression c/4+37, where c is the number of chirps in 1 minute, shows this relationship.
a. FInd the approximate temperature if a cricket chirps 136 times a minute.
b. What is the temperature if a cricket chirps 100 times in a minute?

Answer by Stitch(470)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let T = time in minutes

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A). Let C = 136

Simplify


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B). Let C = 100

Simplify



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