Biologists found a swarm of locusts that occupied an area 12 km long and 6 times less wide.

Biologists found a swarm of locusts that occupied an area 12 km long and 6 times less wide. There were 4 locust species on each square meter of this area. How many locusts were there in the entire site?

1. Let’s find the width of the territory if it is known that it is 6 times less than the length.

12/6 = 2 kilometers.

2. Let’s define the area of the territory.

12 * 2 = 24 km².

3. Let’s convert square kilometers to square meters.

1 sq. Km = 100,000 sq. M.

24 * 100,000 = 2,400,000 m².

4. Let us calculate the number of locusts that were present throughout the entire site.

2,400,000 * 4 = 9,600,000 individuals.

Answer: Throughout the entire site, biologists found a flock in which there were 9.6 million locusts.