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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let T = time in minutes
T+=+C%2F4+%2B+37
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A). Let C = 136
T+=+%28136%29%2F4+%2B+37
Simplify
T+=+34+%2B+37
highlight%28T+=+71%29
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B). Let C = 100
T+=+%28100%29%2F4+%2B+37
Simplify
T+=+25+%2B+37
highlight_green%28T+=+62%29