Question

Item 16 The area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is about 9.6×103 square kilometers. The area of the Florida Reef Tract is about 16.2% of the area of the sanctuary. What is the area of the Florida Reef Tract in square kilometers? Write your answer in standard form.

Answer 1

Answer:

$1.5552\times 10^3\text{ square km}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Area of National Marine Sanctuary =

$9.6\times 10^3\text{ square km}$

Area of Florida Reef Tract =

$16.2\%\times \text{Area of the sanctuary}$

To calculate the area of Florida Reef Tract =

$16.2\%\times (9.6\times 10^3)\\\\=\dfrac{16.2}{100}\times 9.6\times 10^3\\\\=155.52\times 10\\=1.5552\times 10^3$

Thus, the area of Florida Reef Tract is

$1.5552\times 10^3\text{ square km}$