Question 1140326: as many as 60,000 bees can live in a 3 cubic feet of space.there are about 360,000 bees in a rectangular observation beehive that is 2 feet long by 3 feet high. what is the minimum possible width of the observation hive?Answer
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! if 60,000 bees can live in 3 cubic feet of space, then 360,000 bees should be able to live in a space that is 6 times as large because there are 6 times as many bees (360,000 / 60,000 = 6), making it 18 cubic feet of space.
the rectangular observation beehive is 2 feet long and 3 feet high.
that would be an are of 6 square feet.
divide 18 cubic feet of space by 6 square feet and you have 3 feet.
the rectangular observatory would be 2 by 3 by 3 = 18 cubic feet in space.
that would be enough for the 360,000 bees.
60,000 / 3 = 20,000 bees per cubic foot.
360,000 / 18 = 20,000 bees per cubic feet.
the 360,000 bees would have the same cubic space per 20,000 bees as the 60,000 bees have.
the new space could be made larger, but it should not be made smaller.
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