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?(1 point) Responses 20 deer 20 deer 6,000 deer 6,000 deer 60,000 deer 60,000 deer 320 deer 320 deer

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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?(1 point) Responses 20 deer 20 deer 6,000 deer 6,000 deer 60,000 deer 60,000 deer 320 deer 320 deer

Answer 1

To find the average number of deer per square mile, you would divide the number of deer by the area of the region:

200 deer / 10 square miles = 20 deer per square mile

Now, to estimate how many deer might be in 300 square miles, you would multiply the average number of deer per square mile by the new area:

20 deer per square mile * 300 square miles = 6,000 deer

So, on average, the scientist can expect to find 6,000 deer in an area of 300 square miles.