Question

the pictograph on the right shows the average number of wildfires in a country between 2006 and 2012. approximate the number of wildfires in 2007. the number of wildfires in the year 2007 is approximately 84000. (type a whole number or a decimal.) thats incorrect. to find the approximate number of wildfires in the country for the indicated year, first count the number of symbols that correspond to that year. then, multiply that number by the number of wildfires that each symbol represents. note that a half or quarter of the symbol represents a decimal part of the number of wildfires.

Explanation:

Step1: Count 2007 symbols

Count the number of fire - symbols for 2007. There are 7 full symbols.

Step2: Multiply by symbol value

Each symbol represents 12000 wildfires. So, we calculate \(7\times12000\).
\[7\times12000 = 84000\]
However, looking closely at the pictograph, if we assume there is a half - symbol in addition to the 7 full symbols for 2007. A half - symbol represents \(12000\div2=6000\).
The total number of wildfires is \(7\times12000 + 6000\).
\[7\times12000+6000=84000 + 6000=90000\]

Answer:

90000