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
0.00003
0.00003
0.00002
0.00002
0.01
0.01
0.03
None of the given options is the best estimation of the quantity. It would be 0.00003.
The best estimation of the time it takes for the population of the microorganism to reduce by half is 0.00003 years.
To find the best estimation of the given quantity, we can round the time to the nearest hundred thousandth.
The given time is 0.000027503 of a year.
Rounding this to the nearest hundred thousandth gives us 0.00003.
Therefore, the best estimation of this quantity would be 0.00003.