Anthropologists suggest that the relationship between the

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Anthropologists suggest that the relationship between the body weight and brain weight of primates can be modeled with a power function. Table 11.27 lists various body weights and the corresponding brain weights of different primates.18 (a) Using Table 11.27, find a power function that gives the brain weight, (in mg), as a function of the body weight, (in gm). (b) The erythrocebus (Patas monkey) has a body weight of 7800 gm. Estimate its brain weight. Table 11.27 6667 960 6800 9500 1088 56,567 18,200 110,525 120,100 20,700 2733 3000 6300 1500 665 78,250 58,200 96,400 31,700 25,050