In order to study the population distribution of a certain species of insect, a biologist has constructed an artificial habitat in the shape of a rectangle 16 feet long and 12 feet wide. The only food available to the insects in this habitat is located at its center. The biologist has determined that the concentration C of insects per square foot at a point d units from the food supply (see the figure) is given approximately by

What is the average concentration of insects throughout the habitat? Express C as a function of x and y, set up a double integral, and evaluate it.

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C = 10-d²