Question

Wildlife conservationists are concerned that the deer population might not be constant across the National Forest. The scientists found that there were 144 deer in a 16-square-mile area of the forest. In another part of the forest, conservationists counted 117 deer in a 13-square-mile area. Yet a third conservationist counted 216 deer in a 24-square-mile plot of the forest. Do conservationists need to be worried? a. Why does it matter if the deer population is not constant in a certain area of the National Forest? b. What is the population density of deer per square mile? The unit rate of deer per 1 square mile is _______. Constant of Proportionality: Explain the meaning of the constant of proportionality in this problem: c. Use the unit rate of deer per square mile (or 푦 푥 ) to determine how many deer there are for every 207 square miles. d. Use the unit rate to determine the number of square miles in which you would find 486 deer.

Answer 1

Answer

9 deer per square- mile

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