Explanation
Correct answer: B.
Choice B is correct. It's given that monarch butterflies can fly only with a body temperature of at least . Let represent the minimum increase needed in the monarch butterfly's body temperature to fly. If the monarch butterfly's body temperature is , the inequality represents this situation. Subtracting from both sides of this inequality yields . Therefore, if the monarch butterfly's body temperature is , the minimum increase needed in its body temperature, in , so that it can fly is .
Desmos solution:
Note: The regression solves 51.3 + x = 55 for x, where x is the minimum temperature increase needed to fly.
Enter in Desmos:
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Why the other choices are wrong
Choice A
Choice A is incorrect. This is the minimum increase needed in body temperature if the monarch butterfly's body temperature is , not .
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect. This is the minimum increase needed in body temperature if the monarch butterfly's body temperature is , not .
Choice D
Choice D is incorrect. This is the minimum increase needed in body temperature if the monarch butterfly's body temperature is , not .