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)
Responses
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.01
0.00003
0.00003
0.00002
To find the best estimation of the time it takes the population of a microorganism to reduce by half in terms of a year, let’s convert 0.000027503 of a year into a more common time unit, such as days.
1 year = 365 days
So:
0.000027503 year * 365 days/year ≈ 0.01 days
Now, let's convert days into a smaller unit to get a better understanding of how small this number is. Since there are 24 hours in a day:
0.01 days * 24 hours/day = 0.24 hours
Converting hours into minutes:
0.24 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 14.4 minutes
Finally, convert minutes into seconds:
14.4 minutes * 60 seconds/minute = 864 seconds
Given that neither 0.03, 0.01, or 0.00002 are close to representing the number of seconds accurately, the best estimation from the provided options for the quantity 0.000027503 of a year would be:
0.00003
This is because 864 seconds is closer to 0.00003 of a year when we compare it with the scale of the other options provided.