nt colony has been...

The number of male alates (winged ants) in an ant colony has been found to be approximately a linear function of the age of the colony, with a 6-year-old colonyhaving 9.1 alates on average, and a 19-year-old colony having 33.8 alates on average.a. Write the number of male alates (y) as a linear function of the age of the colony in years (1)b. A one-year-old colony typically has no alates. What does the formula found in part a predict?c. Assuming that the linear function found in part a continues to be accurate, how old would a colony be expected to be before it has about 46 male alates?