Question

Hiram raises earthworms. In a square of compost 4 ft by 4 ft, he can have 1000 earthworms. How many earthworms can he have if his square of compost has a side length that is 8 times longer?
A. 8000
B. 64,000
C. 256,000
D. 32,000

Answer 1

@Nurali

Answer 2

set up the ratio and solve for x.
1000 worms /16 square feet is what you know. the new box is 32*32 (4*8 becuase the new box has 8 times the lenght of the sides of the orinigial box)
100016=x1024

1024 being 32*32. Solve for x = 1000*1024/16

Answer 3

x=64000

Answer 4

thanks

Answer 5

Anytime.