A park ranger began a study of fish in a lake. Beginning with 300 fish, he soon discovered that the number of fish in the lake, each month , could be modeled by the equationy = 300 * 3 ^ x. In this equation what does the 3^x represent

Liz is shipping a package to her friend.the maximum weight of a medium flat-rate box is 20 pounds,including the box which weighs 6 ounces.write and solve an inequality to describe the possible weight ,w, of the contents that liz will ship to her friend if she must use a medium flat-rate box.