Question

The table shows the approximate population and areas of five states. Population density is the number of people per square unit of the area. Find the population density of each state. Round to the nearest tenth.

California. Pop estimate 36,500,000
Area 163,707

Florida. 18,300,000 area 65,758

Iowa. 2,990,000 area 56,276

New Jersey. 8,690,000 area 8,772

Wyoming. 522,000 area 97,818

Answer 1

State density (people/ unit area)

• Calfiornia 223.0

• Florida 278.3

• Iowa 53.1

• New Jersey 990.7

• Wyoming 5.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Population density measures how concentrated are the people of a region.

It is calculated dividing the number of people by the square unit of area:

• Population density = number of people / square unit of area

This table shows the detailed calculation for every state of the question:

State Pop. estimate Area density (people / unit area)

Cal. 36,500,000 163,707 36,500,000 / 163,707 ≈ 222.96 ≈ 223.0

Florida 18,300,000 65,758 18,300,000 / 65,758 ≈ 278.29 ≈ 278.3

Iowa 2,990,000 56,276 2,990,000 / 56,276 ≈ 53.13 ≈ 53.1

New J. 8,690,000 8,772 8,690,000 / 8,772 ≈ 990.65 ≈ 990.7

Wyoming 522,000 97,818 522,000 / 97,818 ≈ 5.34 ≈ 5.3