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The number of raccoons in a -square-mile area is estimated to be . What is the estimated population density, in raccoons per square mile, of this area?
The number of raccoons in a 131 -square-mile area is estimated to be 2,358 . What
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Relationships — Word problems with proportional reasoning. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is correct. It’s given that there are raccoons in a -square-mile area. The estimated population density, in raccoons per square mile, is the estimated number of raccoons divided by the number of square miles. Therefore, the estimated population density of this area is , or raccoons per square mile.
Choice B is incorrect. This is the number of square miles in the area, not the estimated number of raccoons per square mile in this area.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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