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

0.00003
0.00003

0.00002
0.00002

0.03
0.03

0.01

Answer 1

To estimate the quantity of 0.000027503 of a year, we can look at the options provided:

• 0.00003
• 0.00002
• 0.03
• 0.01

The best estimation would be the one closest to 0.000027503.

Comparing:

• 0.00003 is very close to 0.000027503.
• 0.00002 is farther away.
• 0.03 and 0.01 are much larger than the target value.

Therefore, the best estimation is 0.00003.