To determine the percentage of the population that survived, follow these steps:
1. Identify the original population and the new population:
- Original population: 4,695
- New population: 2,326
2. Calculate the percentage of the population that survived:
- Use the formula for percentage:
[tex]\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{New Population}}{\text{Original Population}} \right) \times 100
\][/tex]
- Plug in the values:
[tex]\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{2,326}{4,695} \right) \times 100
\][/tex]
- Calculate the division inside the parentheses first:
[tex]\[
\frac{2,326}{4,695} \approx 0.4954206602768903
\][/tex]
- Then multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage:
[tex]\[
0.4954206602768903 \times 100 \approx 49.54206602768903
\][/tex]
3. Round the percentage to the nearest whole number:
- The calculated percentage is approximately 49.54206602768903.
- When rounding to the nearest whole number, you get:
[tex]\[
50
\][/tex]
So, based on the table, the population in the new habitat is about 50 percent of the original population.
