Chapter 2.3, Problem 2.62E

To determine

To Explain: the claim to be implausible with the calculation.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

438 square miles area for 800000 deer

Calculation:

Length of a deer is around 1 meter =0.00062 miles (approximately)

The total around length of dears is

800000 $\times$ 0.00062=496 miles (approximately)

Width of a deer is around 0.03 meter =0.00018641 miles (approximately)

The total around length of dears is

800000 $\times$ 0.00018641=149 miles (approximately)

Then the around area that all dears take in is:

=length $\times$ width

=496 $\times$ 149

=73904 square miles

As per given that there 438 square miles immediately for the 800000 deer covered but by approximately calculation tells that there 800000 deer would need 73904 square miles area which is a lot more space than 438 square miles so this claim is implausible.