document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629207>Question 629207</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the number of mosquitos M(x), in millions, in a certain area depends on the June rainfall x, in inches, according to the formula M(x)=16x-x^2. what rainfall produces the maximum number of mosquitoes? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Max occurs when x = -b/(2a) = -16/(2*-1) = 8 inches of rain<BR>\n" );
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