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

Density = 30,000,000 ÷ 3,536,000 ≈ 8.48 deer/mi², which rounds to 8 deer per square mile. Answer: d.