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lindsaym lindsaym
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11 years ago
in studying a population of lizards, scientists sampled 47 sections of habitat, each section was 29km^2. it was found that the density of the lizards was 1/3.8km^2
a)calculate the size of the lizard population living in the area


so stuck on this question... if there is 1 lizard/3.8km, then would there be 7.63 per section?
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11 years ago
Population density is population divided by total land area.

1 / 3.8 = x / 29

Solve for x and multiple by 47.
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lindsaym Author
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11 years ago
Quote from: how_mendel (11 years ago)
Population density is population divided by total land area.

1 / 3.8 = x / 29

Solve for x and multiple by 47.

okay i got 358.61 as a final answer. thankyou!
it also asks
What assumption did you make regarding the distribution of this population throughout its habitat when calculating your results?
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bioboibioboi
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11 years ago Edited: 11 years ago, bioboi
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That solves that, thank you Upwards Arrow
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