A team of researchers is monitoring the population of

Last updated: 8/7/2022

A team of researchers is monitoring the population of crickets a particular town. They do not know exactly how many crickets are remain but the model they use represents the minimum number of crickets remaining in the town. According to their model, the minimum number of the species remaining, in thousands, multiplies by 10 every month. The researchers determine that right now, the population of crickets is at least 5 thousand. Once the minimum population reaches 1 million, measures an to stop the increase in population. If P represents the actual population of crickets in the town, in thousands, and t represents the time, in months, which of the following's of inequalities can be used to determine the possible number of crickets in the town over time? (A) P ≥ 10(5)ᵗ P ≤ 1,000 (B) P ≥ 5(10)ᵗ P ≤ 1,000t (C) P ≥ 10(5)ᵗ P ≤ 1,000t (D) P ≥ 5(10)ᵗ P ≤ 1,000