Rebecca is planting an orange grove that covers 32 acres she uses the same amount of ground space for each tree Rebecca plants 15 trees in a section of the grove that measures 250 feet by 25 feet what is the population density of this section of the grove use 1 acre = 43,560 square feet

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Elian Yu

26 September, 04:22

Rebecca is planting an orange grove that covers 32 acres she uses the same amount of ground space for each tree Rebecca plants 15 trees in a section of the grove that measures 250 feet by 25 feet what is the population density of this section of the grove use 1 acre = 43,560 square feet

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Erickson · Answer 1

Area of the garden that 15 trees are planted will be:

Area=250*25=6250 ft²

but 1 acre = 43560 ft²

thus converting our area to acres we get:

6250 / (43560)

=0.1435 acres

thus the population density will be:

(Population) / (area)

=15/0.1435

=104.544 trees/acre