Bakersfield california was founded in 1859 when colonel thomas baker planted ten acres of alfalfa for travelers going from visalia to los angeles to feel their animals. the citys population can be modeled by the equation y=3340e^0.0397 where t is th number of years since 1950

option c.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the exercise you must apply the formula given in the problem, which is the following:

The problem asks for the projected population of Bakersfield in 2010.

Therefore, keeping on mind that  t is th number of years since 1950, you have that:

Substitute the value of t into the formula.

Therefore, you obtain: