Question

If 10 individuals in a laboratory population of 100 mice die during the period of one year, the death rate in this population will be ______.

Options

• 110

• 0.01

• 0.1

• 90

Answer 1

If 10 individuals in a laboratory population of 100 mice die during the period of one year, the death rate in this population will be 0.1.

Explanation:

Death rate = `"Number of deaths"/"Total population"`

= `10/100`

= 0.1