Question

PLEASE HELP!!! The total area of fictional Puget Loud, near Seapple, Washington, can be roughly estimated using a rectangular shape that is 110 miles long and 15 miles wide. In Puget Loud, orcas require approximately 5 mi² of territory per animal. Based on this information, how many orcas could live in Puget Loud? Show your work and place a box around your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

$330\ orcas$

Step-by-step explanation:

step 1

Find the total area of fictional Puget Loud

The area of the rectangular shape is

$A=110*15=1,650\ mi^{2}$

step 2

Divide the total area by 5 mi² of territory per animal to find the number of orcas that could live in Puget Loud

$1,650/5=330\ orcas$