SOLUTION: According to wil;dlife experts, the rate at which crickets chirp is a funtion of the temperature; specifically, C = T-40, where C is the number of chirps every 15 seconds and T is

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Question 357160: According to wil;dlife experts, the rate at which crickets chirp is a funtion of the temperature; specifically, C = T-40, where C is the number of chirps every 15 seconds and T is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. How many chirps does the cricket make per second if the temp is 70 F?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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C = T-40, where C is the number of chirps every 15 seconds and T is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. How many chirps does the cricket make per second if the temp is 70 F?
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c = 70-40
C = 30 chirps every 15 seconds
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C/15 = 2 chirps each second
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Cheers,
Stan H.