A scientist samples a deer population and finds 200 deer in an area of 10 square miles. On average, how many deer can the scientist expect to find in an area of 300 square miles?(1 point)

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20 deer
20 deer

60,000 deer
60,000 deer

320 deer
320 deer

6,000 deer

Answer 1

To find the average number of deer in an area of 300 square miles, we can use the concept of proportion.

The population density (number of deer per square mile) can be found by dividing the number of deer (200) by the area (10 square miles):

Population density = Number of deer / Area
Population density = 200 deer / 10 square miles
Population density = 20 deer/square mile

To find the expected number of deer in an area of 300 square miles, we can multiply the population density by the area:

Expected number of deer = Population density * Area
Expected number of deer = 20 deer/square mile * 300 square miles
Expected number of deer = 6,000 deer

Therefore, the scientist can expect to find 6,000 deer in an area of 300 square miles.