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OpenStudy (antonio_xx2):

RJ needs to estimate the number of ant mounds in a field.He counts three ant mounds in 100m^2,what is the estimated number of ant mouds for the entire field.show

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

How big is the entire field?

OpenStudy (antonio_xx2):

2,000M^2

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

Thats easy 3 ant mounds per 100m\(^2\) So lets start of easy... Whats \[\frac{ 100 }{ 2000 }=~?\]

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

20 right? So multiply 20 * 3

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

And thats how many ant mounds in 2000m^2

OpenStudy (antonio_xx2):

thanks:)

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

yw

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

3 ant mounds per 100m^2 since we are finding 2000m^2 and we found what 100/2000 is which was 20 we multiply 20*3

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