A population of 200 mice lives in 4 hectares of field. What is the population density?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 50 per hectare
- Step 1: Density = number / area. Step 2. = 200 / 4 = 50 per hectare. Answer: 50 per hectare. Why not the others: 0.02 per hectare: That divides area by population. 800 per hectare: That multiplies the two numbers. 204 per hectare: That adds the two numbers.
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