Question

a) Krill is the basic diet of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). A colony of about 25000 individuals catch approximately 28.5 metric tons of krill per day during the breeding season, which lasts around 90 days. (1 metric ton = 1000 kg). Write a function relating krill density and penguin feeding to find the maximum size of a colony

Answer 1

28.5/1000??would be the equation right??

Answer 2

28.5*1000 is the first step

Answer 3

i do not know what to do from there

Answer 4

anything else you might suggest

Answer 5

28.5*1000=28500??

Answer 6

yes
then what would be the step to figuring out the final equation?

Answer 7

lating krill density and penguin feeding to find the maximum size of a colony

Answer 8

relating

Answer 9

I'm just guessing here, but once you multiply 28.5*1000 = 28500, Then multiply by 90(28500) to find the number of krill all the penguins have in the 90 day period. Then, Divide 2565000/25000 to get the exact number of krill per penguin. = 102.6. I don't know if it's right but i tried. Lol sorry!

Answer 10

thats great!! thanks so much for your help :))

Answer 11

You're welcome! (: