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?
The best estimation of this quantity would be 3 x 10^-5 years.
To find the best estimation of the time it takes for the population of a microorganism to reduce by half, we can convert 0.000027503 of a year to a more convenient unit, such as hours or minutes.
Since there are 365.25 days (including leap years) in a year, we can calculate the estimated time as follows:
0.000027503 of a year ≈ 0.000027503 * 365.25 days
≈ 0.01004769775 days
≈ 0.01004769775 * 24 hours
≈ 0.241145146 hours
So, the best estimation of the time it takes for the population of a microorganism to reduce by half is approximately 0.241 hours.
To find the best estimation of the quantity, we need to convert the given time from years to a more convenient unit for estimation. In this case, we can convert it to seconds.
Given:
Time for population to reduce by half = 0.000027503 years
To convert years to seconds, we need to multiply by the number of seconds in a year. There are 365 days in a year, and each day has 24 hours, 60 minutes, and 60 seconds.
So, 1 year = 365 days * 24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds.
Let's calculate this:
1 year = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 seconds
= 31,536,000 seconds (approximately)
Now, we can estimate the given time in seconds:
0.000027503 years ≈ 0.000027503 * 31,536,000 seconds
≈ 866.30 seconds (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, the best estimation of the given quantity is approximately 866.30 seconds.