Question

A wildlife biologist finds that Clinton County in Pennsylvania has 23 deer per square mile. The area of the entire state of Pennsylvania is about 46,055 square miles. If thepopulation density of deer in the entire state of Pennsylvania is the same as in Clinton County, what is the deer population in the state?a. 2,002 deerb. 2,202 deer per square milec. 1,059,265 deerd. 1,059,265 deer per square mile

Answer 1

The population density of deers is the ratio of their population to the area in which they are located, then, to know what is the deer population of the state, we have to multiply the population density by the area of the state like this:

deer population in Pennsylvania = population density * Area of Pennsylvania

deer population in Pennsylvania = 23 * 46055 = 1,059,265

Then, the deer population in Pennsylvania is 1,059,265