Question

There are approximately 30,000,000 white-tailed deer in the United States, which covers 3,536,000 square miles. What is the population density, rounded to the nearest whole number, for the white-tailed deer?
a.
2 deer per square mile
b.
4 deer per square mile
c.
6 deer per square mile
d.
8 deer per square mile

Answer 1

To calculate the population density of white-tailed deer, we can use the formula:

\[
\text{Population Density} = \frac{\text{Total Population}}{\text{Total Area}}
\]

In this case, the total population of white-tailed deer is 30,000,000 and the total area is 3,536,000 square miles.

Now, calculating the population density:

\[
\text{Population Density} = \frac{30,000,000 \text{ deer}}{3,536,000 \text{ square miles}} \approx 8.48 \text{ deer per square mile}
\]

Rounding this to the nearest whole number gives us 8 deer per square mile.

Therefore, the answer is:
**d. 8 deer per square mile**.