Yellowstone National Park has 124 wolves living in it. The park covers 3472 square miles. What is the population density of wolves living in Yellowstone?

a. 28 wolves/mi

b. 0.0357 wolves/mi

c. 82 wolves/mi

d. 43 wolves/mi

The answer is 0.0357 Wolves/mi. The total amount of square miles at the park is 3472, with 124 wolves living in the park. So we take the miles of the park and divide it by the number of wolves living in the park. 124/3472=0.0357 wolves/mil