Jim left an old hot tub full of water on his back porch during the summer. One night two mosquitos came to visit the hot tub. Each night after, there were three times as many mosquitos around the hot tub. 3. Write a function that models the number of mosquitos around Jim's old hot tub over time. Use x for nights, and y for the number of mosquitos. How long will it be until Jim has 80 mosquitos around his hot tub on his back porch?

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Jim left an old hot tub full of water on his back porch during the summer. One night two
mosquitos came to visit the hot tub. Each night after, there were three times as many
mosquitos around the hot tub.
3.
Write a function that models the number of mosquitos around Jim's old hot tub over time. Use
x for nights, and y for the number of mosquitos.
How long will it be until Jim has 80 mosquitos around his hot tub on his back porch?
!!!
lili
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