Question 801605: A triangular diagram has a base of 300 ft and a height of 200 ft. To estimate the number of wildflowers in a field students counted 36 flowers in a randomly selected 3 ft by 4 ft rectangular section. Assuming the section is a representative sample of the entire field, approximately how many flowers are in the entire field?
The answer is 90,000 but I am having trouble arriving at that answer. I get 180,000.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A triangular diagram has a base of 300 ft and a height of 200 ft. To estimate the number of wildflowers in a field students counted 36 flowers in a randomly selected 3 ft by 4 ft rectangular section. Assuming the section is a representative sample of the entire field, approximately how many flowers are in the entire field?
The answer is 90,000 but I am having trouble arriving at that answer. I get 180,000.
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The area = b*h/2 = 300*200/2 = 30000 sq ft
36 flowers/(3*4) = 3 flowers/sq ft
30000*3 = 90000
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