The table shows the amount of species of birds and the amount of species of frogs that have been collected in Georgia.

Question

Birds = 3.4×10^2(Population)
Frogs = 2.2 ×10^1(Population)

How many times more birds species are there than frogs?

(1 point)
Responses

A. 15.5 times more bird species

B. 4 times more bird species

C. 20 times more bird species

D. 1.6 times more bird species

Answer 1

To find out how many times more bird species there are than frog species, we divide the number of bird species by the number of frog species.

Birds = 3.4 × 10^2 (Population)
Frogs = 2.2 × 10^1 (Population)

Dividing the two equations, we get:
Birds/Frogs = (3.4 × 10^2)/(2.2 × 10^1)

Using the rule of dividing powers with the same base, we subtract the exponents:
Birds/Frogs = 3.4/2.2 × 10^2/10^1 = 3.4/2.2 × 10^(2-1) = 3.4/2.2 × 10^1

Calculating the ratio:
Birds/Frogs = 1.545454545...

So, there are approximately 1.55 times more bird species than frog species.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. 15.5 times more bird species.