Question

The volume of one of the Great Lakes is 3.5 × 103 cubic kilometers. If there are 6.3 × 107 fish in the lake, what is the average number of fish per cubic kilometer?

Answer 1

The answer is 1.8 x 10^4, which is B

Answer 2

`= 1.8 x 10^4\\` fish per cubic kilometer

Explanation:

Given

Volume of Great Lakes
`= 3.5 x 10^3\\`

Number of fish in the lake
`= 6.3 x 10^7\\`

Average number of fish per cubic kilometer

`(6.3 x 10^7)/(3.5 x 10^3)\\= 1.8 x 10^4\\` fish per cubic kilometer