A scientist samples a deer population and finds 200 deer in an area of 10 square miles on average, How many deer can the scientist expect to find in an area of 300 square miles?
A 320 deer
B 6,000 deer
C 60,000 deer
D 20 deer
To solve this problem, we can use the concept of density.
The density of the deer population in the first area is 200 deer per 10 square miles. We can find the density by dividing the number of deer (200) by the number of square miles (10).
Density = Number of deer / Number of square miles
Density = 200 deer / 10 square miles
Density = 20 deer per square mile
Now we can use the density to find the number of deer in the second area of 300 square miles. We can multiply the density by the number of square miles to find the number of deer.
Number of deer = Density * Number of square miles
Number of deer = 20 deer per square mile * 300 square miles
Number of deer = 6000 deer
Therefore, the scientist can expect to find 6000 deer in an area of 300 square miles.
The answer is B) 6,000 deer.