A medical researcher has two petri dishes containing viruses. Dish A has a population density of 1.2 viruses per square millimeter. Dish A has an area of about 2,826 square millimeters. If both petri dishes have the same population density, approximately how many viruses are in Dish A?

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Manuel Esparza

Mathematics

11 February, 04:56

A medical researcher has two petri dishes containing viruses. Dish A has a population density of 1.2 viruses per square millimeter. Dish A has an area of about 2,826 square millimeters. If both petri dishes have the same population density, approximately how many viruses are in Dish A?

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Vaughn Glass · Answer 1

Given:

Density = 1.2 viruses per square millimeters

Area = 2,826 square millimeters

Density = Number of viruses / Area

Number of viruses = Density * Area

Number of viruses = 1.2 viruses / square mm * 2,826 square mm

Number of viruses = 1.2 viruses * 2,826

Number of viruses = 3,391.2 viruses