In most places, it is only possible to see 2,000 stars in the nighttime sky due to light pollution. This is 4/15 as many stars as you can expect to see in the sky at Bryce Canyo…

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asked May 6, 2019 100k views

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Anupam Mahapatra · Answer 1 · 2019-05-12T22:42:43+0000

Let the no. of stars one can expect to see at Bryce Canyon be x.

Given that : No. of stars visible in the night sky = 2000

Also, given that, it is 4/15 of x.

Now, we have

$(4)/(15)x = 2000\\\\x= (2000 * 15)/(4) = 7500$

∴ You can expect to see 7,500 stars at Bryce Canyon.