To the nearest whole number, how many African elephants could an average human support based on their proportional mass with an ant?

To determine how many African elephants an average human could support based on their proportional mass with an ant, we first consider the relative sizes and masses of the organisms involved.

An average adult human weighs roughly 70 kilograms, while an African elephant can weigh around 6000 kilograms. In comparison, a common ant can weigh about 0.001 grams.

To find the proportional relationship, we calculate how many times heavier an elephant is than a human and how many times heavier a human is than an ant.

1. Weight of an elephant to a human:

• An elephant weighs 6000 kg, and a human weighs 70 kg.

• 6000 kg / 70 kg = approximately 85.7.

2. Weight of a human to an ant:

• An ant weighs 0.001 grams (which is 0.000001 kg), and a human is 70 kg.

• 70 kg / 0.000001 kg = 70,000,000.

Now, to find out how many elephants a human can support based on ant proportions, we divide the weight ratio of the elephant to the human by the weight ratio of the human to the ant