penguins have more feathers than most other birds, about seventy-two feathers per square inch. How many feathers would a penguin have on a feathered area of its body that measured three inches by four inches?

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Yadira Ellis

2 July, 15:02

penguins have more feathers than most other birds, about seventy-two feathers per square inch. How many feathers would a penguin have on a feathered area of its body that measured three inches by four inches?

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Derick Miller · Answer 1

864 feathers

Step-by-step explanation:

Feather/inch² = 72 feathers/inches²

Area (inches²) = 3 * 4 = 12 inches²

Amount of feather on 12 inches² area will be;

72 feathers/inches² * 12 inches² = 864 feathers