Question

The number of rabbits varies directly as the number of moles, and inversely as the number of foxes. Suppose there were 200 rabbits when there were 1500 moles and 4 foxes. Find k, write an equation, and find the number of rabbits when there are 200 moles and 2 foxes.

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Answer:

This is reasonable if we assume rabbits never die of old age— they just get a little too slow. Their death rate, which depends on the number of fatal encounters between rabbits and foxes, will then be ap- proximately ...