Scientists studied a deer population for 10 years. They generated the function f of x is equal to 248 times 1 point 1 5 to the x th power to approximate the number of deer in the population x years after beginning the study. About how many deer are in the population 3 years after beginning the study?
Substitute x = 3 into the function: f(3) = 248 × 1.15³. Since 1.15³ = 1.520875, the estimate is about 248 × 1.520875 = 377 deer. The correct choice is 377.
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