Question

In most places, it is only possible to see 2,000 stars in the nighttime sky due to light pollution. This is 4/15 as many stars as you can expect to see in the sky at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. How many stars can you expect to see at Bryce Canyon?

Answer 1

Let the no. of stars one can expect to see at Bryce Canyon be x.

Given that : No. of stars visible in the night sky = 2000

Also, given that, it is 4/15 of x.

Now, we have

`(4)/(15)x = 2000\\\\x= (2000 * 15)/(4) = 7500`

∴ You can expect to see 7,500 stars at Bryce Canyon.