Question

It is estimated that there are around 131 spiders per square meter globally. If a desert habitat supports 15,000 spiders per acre, how many square meters will that give each spider on average? (1 acre = 247 m²)

Answer 1

To answer this question, we need to convert the units of area from acres to square meters, and then divide the area by the number of spiders. We can use the following formula:

$$\text{Area per spider} = \frac{\text{Total area}}{\text{Number of spiders}}$$

We know that 1 acre = 247 m², so we can multiply 15,000 spiders per acre by 247 m² to get the total area:

$$\text{Total area} = 15,000 \times 247 = 3,705,000 \text{ m²}$$

Then, we can divide the total area by the number of spiders to get the area per spider:

$$\text{Area per spider} = \frac{3,705,000}{15,000} = 247 \text{ m²}$$

Therefore, each spider in a desert habitat will have an average of 247 square meters of space. This is much more than the global average of 131 spiders per square meter.

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