SAT Question 441558e7: Linear Functions answer and explanation with Desmos solution

Math - Linear Functions - Write Linear Model From Context
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Scientists collected fallen acorns that each housed a colony of the ant species P. ohioensis and analyzed each colony's structure. For any of these colonies, if the colony has worker ants, the equation , where , gives the predicted number of larvae, , in the colony. If one of these colonies has worker ants, which of the following is closest to the predicted number of larvae in the colony?

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