Casey Has a Backyard That Is a 50-By-50-Foot Square

question 13

Essay

Casey has a backyard that is a 50-by-50-foot square.She turned over an irregularly-shaped plot of soil to plant a garden.To find the area of the garden,1,500 random points are generated and 420 of the points land inside the irregularly-shaped garden.What is the area of the garden?

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

The lipid bilayer boundary encasing the cytoplasm of a cell, controlling the passage of substances in and out of the cell.

Membrane-Bound Organelles

Structures within a cell that are surrounded by a lipid bi-layer membrane, each performing a distinct function.

Cytoplasm

The gel-like substance inside a cell, excluding the nucleus, which contains cell organelles and is the site of numerous cellular processes.

Peptidoglycan

A polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of most bacteria, providing structural support and shape.