Question

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species notes that 36% of the 47,677 species assessed are threatened with extinction. How many species are currently threatened?
Question: 36% of 47,677 species

What was your strategy on this problem? (2 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

17,164 species.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that the IUCN Red List of threatened Species notes that 36% of the 47,677 species assessed are threatened with extinction.

To find the number of species that are threatened with extinction we will find 36% of 47,677.      

$\text{Number of currently threatened species}=\frac{36}{100} \times 47677$

$\text{Number of currently threatened species}=0.36\times 47677$

$\text{Number of currently threatened species}=17163.72\approx 17164$

Therefore, 171164 species are currently threatened with extinction.