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

`330\ orcas`

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`