The time it takes the population of a microorganism to reduce by half is 0.000027503 of a year. What number is the best estimation of this quantity?(1 point)

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Responses

0.00002
0.00002

0.01
0.01

0.03
0.03

0.00003

Answer 1

To estimate the quantity of 0.000027503 of a year, we can round it to a more manageable figure.

Looking at the options provided:

• 0.00002 is less than 0.000027503
• 0.01 is much larger than 0.000027503
• 0.03 is even larger
• 0.00003 is greater than 0.000027503

The closest approximation is 0.00003.

So the best estimation of the quantity is 0.00003.